defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
such; like that; that sort of; very
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
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
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to become attached; to begin to love
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
single word; a few words; brief comment
absentmindedness; peace of mind