order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
right in the midst of; right at the height of
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
feel (of a material); texture
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to shoot a person to death
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to arrange (flowers); to plant
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
street fighting; urban warfare
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to happen to meet; to come across
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
stepping back; drawing back