to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to rush back; to run back
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
one's original family name; maiden name
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
invitation; introduction; temptation
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
attendance; presence; appearance
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
proposal; motion; recommendation
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
splish-splash; with a splash
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to have one's horizons broadened
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)