to chase; to run after; to pursue
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
all night; the whole night
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
grayish blue; greyish blue
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
spread; pervasion; permeation
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
light; faint; pale; fleeting
consequence; outcome; result; blame
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on