and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
to say; to tell; to state; to do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
innumerable; countless; numberless
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
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
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on