solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to look forward to something
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
that; the matter in question
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
one's followers or hangers-on
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
superstition; superstitious belief
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
destination; place one stays during a trip
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
in the meanwhile; during the time
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
identifiable; personalized
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
separate room; special room
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
nice; likeable; desirable
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...