to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
golden label; golden protective talisman; kinsatsu (Edo period paper money); kinsatsu (early Meiji period paper money); golden tablet belonging to Yama that is inscribed with the names of souls to be sent to paradise
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
fine weather; fair weather
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
library; book collection; paperback book
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
destination; place one stays during a trip
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
uncertain; transient; changeable
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
issue; offspring; paternal blood
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to head home; to leave for home
flood; freshet; inundation
predicament; difficult situation