reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
every year; yearly; annually
Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
practice by repetition; learning by rote
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
craftsmanship; artisanship
everything; anything; nothing
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
head of family; originator
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly
effect; result; worth; use; avail
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
dullard; indecisive person
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
setting sail; departure (from a port)