state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
utmost limit; extremity; result
counter for generations; epoch
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
warp; curvature; curve; arch
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
step; stride; counter for steps
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
wind and string instruments; music
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
technique; art; skill; move
gadding around; gallivanting; tour; wandering; walking aimlessly
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
vagrant; transient lifestyle
roaming; drifting about; wandering
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
sentiment; sentimentality
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
one house; the same house; detached house
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
-less; lacking; non-existing
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)