large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
counter for (small) boats
elegance; taste; refinement
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
daily allowance; daily wages
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
living free from worldly care; easy and comfortable living
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
please; somehow or other; one way or another
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
all night long; all through the night
to talk the night away; to talk all night
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem; superb rendition of a poem
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive