miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be second to none (in)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
secret; private; surreptitious
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
overhear; happened to hear that
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
just as I thought; as expected; that's why
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
address; lodgings; accommodation
outside Kyoto or the capital
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
follower; attendant; valet; servant