wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
to become hoarse; to become husky
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
top (of a flight of stairs); end (of a moving walkway); exit door (e.g. of a bus); steps down (from a bus, etc.)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
albino Japanese rat snake
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
dense with trees; deeply forested
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
too (much); overly; excessively
arms and cavalry; soldiers and (war) horses; troops; armed forces; war; battle
gradual progress; steady advance
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
battle formation; battle array; lineup (e.g. of a Cabinet); makeup
weather; astronomical phenomena