which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
the ways of the world; human nature
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
successively; one after another
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
next; secondly; subsequently
to gather; to collect; to assemble
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder