consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
drama; play; powerful drug
departure; leaving; starting; standing
long; drawn-out; very long
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
danger; peril; hazard; risk
communications media; communication facilities; means of communication
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
emotion and reason; logic and emotion; justice and compassion (criminal justice context)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to discuss; to talk together
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
clothes padded with cotton
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper