the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to devour; to bite to death
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
to move (house); to change residence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
just one person; only one
blood relationship; blood relative
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
war; fighting; fierce competition
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
society; the world; the times
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
than; from; out of; except; but; more
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke