melancholy; gloom; depression
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
bordered matting; rug; carpet; (arch.) saddlecloth; (arch.) harness
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
neighboring village; neighbouring village
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
foster father; adoptive father
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
father and mother; parents
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
end of a line (of writing); line break
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
fireside; hearth; by the fire
to shine in (light); to illuminate
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
open; spacious; extensive