no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
training; drill; practice; discipline
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to fall flat; to fall face down
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
something; some kind of; for some reason
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to