strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to head home; to leave for home
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to set (sun); to become dark
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
cold (to the touch); chilly
patience; endurance; perseverance
hardships; privations; difficulties
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
order; sequence; procedure
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)