more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
marked person (by the police, etc.); person to be watched; person considered dangerous; person on a watchlist
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
continued staging of a play or show
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
gardening; puttering around in the garden
Shinagawa Yajirou (1843-1900)
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to neglect; to ignore; to slight; to be indifferent to
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
in person; personally; (do) oneself
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
small garden; small place
elegance; taste; refinement
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to investigate; to examine
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
mountain hamlet; mountain village