hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to dry up completely; to become stale
almost; roughly; approximately
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
out of character; unlike one
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to establish; to formulate
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to play a leading role; to play a central part
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea