about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
left-hand radical of a character
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
bank; weir; embankment; levee
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money