to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
bond; bill; certificate; security
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
phantom; vision; illusion
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to shake one's head (in denial)
going about immersed or absorbed; pacing back and forth meditatively; being deep in thought
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
holding on to; sticking to