taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
dwelling; house; residence; address
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to repeat; to do something over again
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
feeling; sense; impression
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
(dead) end; end of the line
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
another thing; other things; another man's property