seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
foster father; adoptive father
retreat; dwelling for someone in seclusion
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
business trip; official trip
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
underling; subordinate official
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to take a breath; to take a short rest
review (of learned material); revision
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
one thin flat object; one sheet
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain