to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure
to live; to reside; to inhabit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
chief; main; principal; important
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to recall; to remember; to recollect
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
open; spacious; extensive
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)