The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
dwelling; house; residence; address
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
narration; description of things and facts
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
ordinary; common; mediocre
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery