recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
repaying a kindness; gratitude
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
private secretary; amanuensis
in the same way as; just like
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
crisis in a battle; death
to be entwined; to be involved