remembrance; recollection; recognition
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
to become summerly; to become like summer
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
(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
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
so; like this; in this way
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously