treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in comparison to; rather than
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
information; experience; knowledge; observation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
besides; moreover; in addition
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
short trip; brief journey; excursion
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age