daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
comfort; consolation; diversion
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
nature; property; disposition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
form; shape; figure; visage
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
adds force or indicates command
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to be found; to be discovered
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
world; society; people; the public
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)