errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
clear; distinct; evident; definite
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
kiseru; Japanese smoking pipe; fire tube (of a fire-tube boiler); chimney
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to rise; to erect; to get up
corridor; hallway; passageway
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes