house; dwelling; human habitation
distinction; differentiation; classification
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
evening; last night; yesterday evening
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to rank next to; to come after
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
talk; dialogue; conversation
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
long time; long interval; for quite some time
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
mountain road; mountain trail