simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to loiter around; to wander about
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
in the meanwhile; during the time
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
for example; for instance; e.g.
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
journey; route of a journey
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
incident; affair; happening; event
to come back; to bloom a second time
willpower; energy; vitality
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs