to keep standing; to stand motionless
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
longing for others; wanting company
footbridge; pedestrian bridge; pedestrian overpass
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
solitude; loneliness; isolation
as stated; verbatim; literally
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
sense of loss; feeling of loss
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
body of a strangled person
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment