to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Island; insula; island; islet
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to shake; to sway; to waver
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged