settlement; permanent residency
solitude; loneliness; isolation
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
if you think about it; come to think of it
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
water damage; flood disaster
damage caused by wild animals (e.g. to crops, trees)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
three sides; small offering stand
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter