exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to know (someone); to think; to believe
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
like this; in this way; as you see
former years; formerly; a few years ago
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
(temple or shrine) rebuilding
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
broad veranda; spacious veranda; eaves
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
wild grape; wild grapevine; ampelopsis
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
transient life; ephemeral existence
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
street; quarter; district; area
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank