emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
creation; generation; formation; derivation
verbal message; word (from someone)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
gentle; mild; meek; tender
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
starting point; point of departure