without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
shell (e.g. electron shell)
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
surely (not); certainly (not)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
excuse me! (when calling out to someone); right?; don't you agree?
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to give; to do (something) for
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
neighbouring house; neighboring house
charcoal; charred remains
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
making a living copying or writing
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
participation; joining; entry; adherence
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
resignation; acceptance; consolation