on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
writing; composition; essay; sentence
really; truly; indeed; good grief
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
how many years; how long; what year
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
the same generation; coeval
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to be entwined; to be involved
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
standing close together; bristling (with)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
step; stride; counter for steps
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
is something that; is that which
main road; main thoroughfare
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
outside world; physical world
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to drop; to let fall; to omit
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to subsist; to keep on living
too much; excessively; too
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
that day; the very same day