what do you want?; can I help you?
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
one's possessions; ownership
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to become settled; to be fixed
living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
great mountain; large mountain
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
near oneself; close to one; familiar
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)