poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
good or bad luck; fortune
rope; cord; policeman's rope
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
youngest daughter (of a good family)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity