utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
such ... as; or some such
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to be worried; to be troubled
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
difference; variation; difference
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
the West; the Occident; Western countries
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
beginning; outset; first; onset
living thing; living creature; animal; life
chestnut (horse coat color)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
originating; causing; beginning
cold weather in early spring
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to shake off; to throw off
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness