to fall from heaven (the sky)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
street in front of station
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
central city; major city (in a region)
to fold up; to fold into layers
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to look away; to turn away
to grow taller (of people)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
shrink wrap; shrinkwrap; shrink; shrinking
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up