devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
the place for; the time for; the level of
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
such; this sort of; like this
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
though; notwithstanding; although
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
I see; that's right; indeed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person who is a cut above the rest
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)