craving; longing; thirsting
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to tighten; to press hard
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
older sister; elder sister
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
really; truly; indeed; good grief
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord