gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to have something to do with; to be concerned with; to have a connection with; to become involved in (something negative); to become entangled in; to get mixed up in
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
gambling den; gambling house
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
evening; early night hours
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)