sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
single word; a few words; brief comment
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
in case of; at that time; at this time
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
slight; insignificant; small
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
district; section; sector
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit