to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
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)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
solitude; loneliness; isolation
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
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
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly