kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to look away; to turn away
have to do; must; should; ought to
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
each; (arch.) you (plural)
indefinitely; for a long time
different thing; another question; different case
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
together with; same; both; all; including ...
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
travellers' inn; stage inn
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
reason; cause; circumstances
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
existence; possession; having; limited company