evening; early night hours
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
property; fortune; assets
to increase; to add to; to augment
to fail to be attentive to
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
employer's house; master's house
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
body; physical system; (the) person
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)