supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
in that manner; like that
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to finish; to end; to close
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
evening meal; dinner; supper
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to lend an ear to; to listen to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened