being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
center of a lake (centre); middle of a lake
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
report; notification; registration
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
handrail; railing; banister
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more
to get narrower; to contract
all-night vigil over a body; wake
corridor; hallway; passageway
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements