to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
from here; from this place
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to move forward; to move on
manners; courtesy; etiquette
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
a few years ago; some years back
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
steamed towel; steaming hot towel
gradually; slowly but steadily
to soak into; to permeate
life; living; I; me; student
in a day; in a brief space of time
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...