ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to open; to unfold; to spread out
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to run away; to escape safely
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
that year; same year; same age
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
branch office; branch store
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
a boat's floorboards; ship's hold
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable