binge eating; stress eating
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
ring; band; ring; circum-
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
with a start; with a jump
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
just a minute; small quantity
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
long slits (esp. of eyes)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
apparently; appears to be