draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
that day; the very same day
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
at long distance; in long intervals
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
marking; grading; scoring
pupil; student; schoolchild
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
boundless; infinite; vast
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
environment; circumstance
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
position; location; base; point; site