17th day of the month; 17 days
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
desolate; dreary; lonesome
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
in a few days; at an early date
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
more than ... years; -odd years
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
the whole world; the seven seas
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
sudden death; unexpected death
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
theater proprietor; theatre proprietor; producer
deceased; late; dead; departed
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
the same place; the same address; the said place
bringing; taking; carrying
slip of paper bearing a book's title (pasted inside the book)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt