Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
end; close; conclusion; termination
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
prayer (for something); supplication
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
here and there; in places
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
odds and ends; all; every
to pause; to have a short intermission
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
high spirits; boastful talk
to leave (a scene); to step away
last chapter (book, etc.)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
to tumble down; to roll down
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
not necessarily so; is not always true
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
beloved child; dear child