nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be needed; to be wanted
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beginning; outset; first; onset
action of making something; -ification
political measures; policy
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
adviser; advisor; consultant
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at least; at most; (even) just
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
operation; functioning; running
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
conviction; belief; confidence