to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
while alive; during one's lifetime
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
when it becomes; when it comes to
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
mountain climbing; mountaineering
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
yearned for; longed for; missed
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
and then; and so; and; so then