the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
together; mutually; fellow
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
since our last meeting; since we parted
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
at first; in the beginning; originally
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Fujiwara No Hidehira (1033-1187)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen