woman's handwriting; hiragana
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
is something that; is that which
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
reproachful; hateful; bitter
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
work; business; company; study
technique; art; skill; move
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
disciple; pupil; follower
reason; cause; circumstances
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata); something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years); Japanese fiber banana flower; green lacewing eggs
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)