friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
commercial go-playing parlour (parlor)
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
overhear; happened to hear that
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
miraculous spring or fountain
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
article; news story; report; account
calamity; disaster; accident
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
to rank next to; to come after
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
double suicide; lovers' suicide
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful