fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to become dim; to become blurred
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
main shrine; inner sanctuary
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
road mirage; water mirage
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
face contorted and about to cry
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
about when; about what time; how soon
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to lend an ear to; to listen to