very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
scary story; horror story
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
badness; evilness; bad; evil
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be worried; to be troubled
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
completely; fully; entirely
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
hank; skein; reel; reeled thread
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over