yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
distress; wretched condition
fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
secret; private; surreptitious
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to arrive home; to return
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
observation platform; lookout platform
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
consequence; outcome; result; blame
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
ritual visits to a temple
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory