one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
feeling; sense; impression
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
imagination; supposition; guess
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
main temple building; nave
in that way; like that; that way
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)