depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
quiver (of arrows; box-shaped)
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to surmount a difficulty; to go across a mountain
weakening; emaciation; decline
sick person; patient; invalid
comfort; consolation; diversion
personal attendant; valet; maid
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
the whole family; the whole house
former years; formerly; a few years ago
distribution of assignments
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
commitment; pledge; promise