or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to pull out a fish; to lure
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; fisherman; angler
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
singing voice; (sound of) singing
near; close by; within reach; familiar
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
how; in what way; I wonder
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
wandering; rambling; roaming
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
sanity; consciousness; soberness
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
nape (of the neck); nucha
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric