renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
entreaty; supplication; petition
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
that day; the very same day
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
land near a castle; castle town
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
chief; main; principal; important
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
speech; expression; wording; language
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
stealthily; secretly; in secret
another time; time of separation
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
recitation of Amida Buddha's name on a specified day and time period (practice of Pure Land Buddhists)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)