anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
until now; so far; up to the present
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
roadside tree; row of trees
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
one more time; once more; once again
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)