to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
several years; a few years
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
hometown; rural township (of China)
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to be amused or interested in
approximate age; age range
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
string made from twisted paper
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
one meal; one meal (a day)