particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
one's native country; land of one's birth
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
story; tale; talk; discussion
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
coherence; order; focus; point
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
day by day; every day; by the day
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
never mind!; don't worry about it
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
rather; sooner; preferably