to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
survival; survivor; relic
to choke; to have trouble breathing
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
finish; completion; the end
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
novel; story; (work of) fiction
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)