have to do; must; should; ought to
orphan; person without friends
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
happy tears; tears of joy
objection; dissent; protest
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
great compassion and mercy
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
when; how soon; how long until
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)
have to do; must; should; ought to
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
omniscience (of a buddha)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
exclusive; attached to; specialist
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
niche or alcove for an image; (in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
preparations for a journey
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
one's last moments; hour of death
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
breathing of a sleeping person
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced