to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
study; library; den; home office; reading room
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
love; attachment; lovesickness
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to blow through; to blow across
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to go along; to walk along; to follow
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
Japanese person; Japanese people
body; physical system; (the) person
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
famous literary composition
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
enumeration; citation; listing
long time; long interval; for quite some time