way of asking; way of listening; listener
to think too much; to be over-concerned
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
only; merely; but; no more than
to bring back; to restore
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to cross the line; to go too far
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
step; stride; counter for steps
how; in what way; by what means
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the way back; the way home; return trip
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be able to manage somehow or other
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
hokora; small wayside shrine
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray