dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
hometown; rural township (of China)
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to hear a rumor; to get wind of