the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
discovery; detection; finding
outline; summary; survey; handbook
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
the same place; that place
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
terrain; geographical features; topography
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
change in appearance; transformation
to settle (in a place); to settle down
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to change the position of
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
mutation; change; vicissitude
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death