strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
solitude; loneliness; isolation
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unidentifiable; unidentified
memories; recollections; reminiscence
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
complete stranger; total stranger
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
by today; before the day is over
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
everyday life; daily life
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to come from; to have roots in
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
after a long time; for the first time in a while
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind