so-and-so; who?; which people?
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
elopement; running away with a lover
exceptionally close friend
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
people; citizens; subjects; folk
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to speak; to hear a voice
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to discuss; to talk together
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words