to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
house; dwelling; human habitation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)