rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
political affairs; all phases of government
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to serve; to work for; to attend
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
cramped home; one's humble abode; hovel; pigsty; cottage; squalid hut
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
married woman; another's wife
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
self-torturing; masochistic
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with