occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to have a rumor circulating
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
level ground; plain; flatland
in the mountains; among the mountains
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
old couple; elderly couple
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
curtain; hanging; bunting
larger section (of village)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
a short while ago; already
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
spring day; spring sunlight
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
determination; resolution
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
surrounding at a distance
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
otherwise; or else; if not
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)