straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
every year; yearly; annually
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
still; even now; to this day
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
meaning; significance; sense
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
society; the world; the times
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
reaction; response; reaction
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless