mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
considerably; greatly; a lot
while; during (the time when)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
art of war; strategy; tactics
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
himself; yourself; herself
weather tide; adverse current
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
village; hamlet; settlement