meditation; contemplation
outsider; someone outside of a group
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
the gods of heaven and earth
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to cry and shout; to scream
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
wintry moon; a winter month
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to freeze to death; to die of cold
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
with a start; with a jump
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
pleasant feeling; good feeling
every evening; night after night
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face