obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
news; word; tidings; omen
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
homecoming; return to one's home
next (day, morning, etc.); following
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
prime minister; premier; chancellor
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
strict observance of the Buddhist commandment that all priests should be celibate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam