vacant house; unoccupied house
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
clanging; empty; deserted
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
middle of the night; dead of night
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
several years; a few years
phantom; vision; illusion
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
even though; despite; when
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk