wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
hard to get; hard to come by
other side; opposite side; other party
invisibly; secretly; privately
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to remember; to keep in mind
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
name; given name; first name
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
older sister; elder sister
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
in the future; another day; later
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to gain fame; to make one's name
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely