to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
living room (Japanese-style)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
January; first month of the lunar calendar
that day; the very same day
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
memories; recollections; reminiscence
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy