affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
river; stream; River; the ... river
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to lie down; to throw oneself down
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
outsider; someone outside of a group
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to look forward to something
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
window; window (shop display)
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
black ground; black cloth
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
birth; creation; formation
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled