to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Kadokawa Shoten (publisher)
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
letter; missive; note; mail
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to pass (of time); to elapse
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
colour; color; hue; tints
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
river surface; surface of a river
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat