all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to come into being; to be born
carelessly; inattentively
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
river; stream; River; the ... river
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
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
optimism; taking an optimistic view
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
determination; resolution
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
disaster; calamity; misfortune
second string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck