bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
intermission (between acts); interlude
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
how long; how far; how much
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to blaze; to burn brightly
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
somewhere to go; place to go
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
original story; original version; this volume
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
serious; not joking; straight
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?