to blow through; to blow across
serious look (on one's face); straight face
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
second month of the lunar calendar
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
second month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
to yearn for; to be in love with
erudition; extensive learning
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
fourth month of the lunar calendar
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
Kyoto man; man from Kyoto
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
retreating figure; appearance from behind
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to become animated; to liven up; to become active