service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to want; to seek; to request
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
Shōwa era (1312.3.20-1317.2.3)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hardships; privations; difficulties
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
information; news; report; reward; retribution
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
old relationship; old acquaintance
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points