old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
tradition; legend; folklore
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to have a rumor circulating
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
with a bump; with a clunk
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(made of) stone; stone-built
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to come and go; to go back and forth
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to run through; to run past
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
well-known; noted; celebrated
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)