to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
room detached from main house
library; book collection; paperback book
invisibly; secretly; privately
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hide; to conceal oneself
temple dedicated to Kannon
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to amuse oneself; to make merry
in general; generally; usually
un-; non-; negative prefix
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
solitary life; wretched abode
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough