nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
speaking of ...; as for ...
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
circular box; article for pawning
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to tighten; to press hard
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
westward trip; trip to the West
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
thousand years; very long period; forever