even though; despite; when
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
something like ...; something called ...
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
with all one's strength; with all one's might
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
by itself; automatically; naturally
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to