to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
occasional; infrequent; rare
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
imagination; supposition; guess
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
talk; recital; narration; topic
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
is something that; is that which
to have an air of sublimity; to appear majestic
job; work; duties; trade; skill
superiority complex; sense of superiority
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
odds and ends; all; every
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
attachment; obsession; persistence
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
plainly; clearly; vividly