purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
innumerable; countless; numberless
to rewrite; to adapt (e.g. a novel)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
attachment; obsession; persistence
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
silence; stillness; quietness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
classical elegance; antiquity
wood-block printing; wood engraving
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)