quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to employ; to hire; to charter
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
tool; implement; means; furniture
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
towel wrapped around a woman's head
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to go downhill; to go down a slope
outside the city area; suburbs
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
row of houses; each house; every house; every door