very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
working; in operation; running; active
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
coagulation; freezing; solidification
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to approach; to draw near
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
both hands; both arms; ten
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
summertime; summer season
24 hours; twenty-four hours
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
on and after; from ... onward; since
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in