hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
(arch.) child; (arch.) children; child servant; temple page; my (young or child-like) wife; young slacker (who has not yet attained adulthood)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
particularly; only; in the case of
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
sea level; (surface of) sea
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
hard to get; hard to come by
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
financial power; financial means; wealth
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
trouble; quarrel; dispute
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon
dark bay (horse coat color)
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
powerful family; powerful clan
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy