just the other day; quite recently
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
indeed; really; truly; very much
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
maid; helper; help; assistance
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
encumbrance; burden; drag
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be found; to be discovered
discrimination; discernment; identification
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
hills and fields; countryside
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
businessman; industrialist
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
too much; excessively; too