whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
incessant falling (e.g. rain, snow); prolonged continuation (of something)
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
in accordance with; subordinate to
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
going north; heading northward
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
rope; cord; policeman's rope
common saying; slang; argot
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
the whole day; all the day
clever; of quick intellect
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
desperation; despair; self-abandonment