earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
magic sword; cursed sword
funeral; burial; condolence
old body; aged person; elderly person
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
physical law; laws of physics
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to give; to do (something) for
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hard fight; difficult struggle
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre