Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
camouflage clothing; camouflage uniform
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
just one person; only one
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to become desperate; to give in to despair
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
black lustre; black luster
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to pile up; to accumulate
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
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 clamour; to crowd; to jostle
walking without rest; walking continuously
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)