to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
that; the matter in question
impossible to do (although wants to)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
island in a pond or river
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
patient's condition; pathology
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
personality; style; appearance
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
palace annex; shrine annex
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding