to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
pensive; meditative; wistful
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to blow through; to blow across
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes