isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
opinion; point of view; visual point
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
festival; feast; carnival
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
line; queue; procession; matrix
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
men and women of all ages
off an island; away from an island; off-island
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
Dixie; southern states of the USA; Dixieland jazz
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
convention; tired tradition; old custom
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
solidarity; joint; collective