to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
that day; the very same day
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
to come and go; to go back and forth
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to begin to walk; to set out
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
castella (type of sponge cake)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention