to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
great hurry; great haste; rush
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
at a moment's notice; readily
rather; better; instead; if anything
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
inattention; absent-mindedness