cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
just now; right now; at this moment
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
100,000; hundred thousand
8000; eight thousand; many
society; company; the public; the world
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
temple dedicated to Kannon
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
-less; lacking; non-existing
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that