intimacy; affection; familiarity
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
southern part; the south (of a region)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
dominion; territory; possession
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
old work; old book; previously published book
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to get narrower; to contract
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
wizardry; secret of immortality