endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
long time; long interval; for quite some time
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
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
knowledge applied to evil purposes
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)