this family; we; this house
cancelling a meeting; adjournment of a meeting (due to lack of attendance)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
powerful local clan; local strongman
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
pensive; meditative; wistful
yearned for; longed for; missed
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
notice; attention; observation
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
half the body; half length
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of