cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
companion; company; tritagonist
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
love affair; sensual pleasures
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
distinction; differentiation; classification
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
libertine; man of pleasure
lovers' suicide; double suicide
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
despair; desperation; abandonment
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
piercing through; penetrating; perforating; persisting; sticking (e.g. to beliefs)
mutation; change; transition
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; (lit.) knocking all into one
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to be worried; to be troubled
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
separation; farewell; parting
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master