(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
caller; visitor; company; guest
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
this occasion; at this time; now
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
recitation; reciting from memory
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
absentmindedness; peace of mind
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
how many years; how long; what year
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve