chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
this and that; one thing and another
9th day of the month; nine days
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
sublime; noble; high-minded
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
spring water; clear (pure) water
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
great difference; major mistake
disused road; abandoned road
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)