which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
this side; in the forefront
sick person; patient; invalid
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
two-storey house; two-story house
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
encyclopedia; Encyclopedie universelle des arts et sciences (Diderot)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
samurai; warrior; military family
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
minoban (paper size; 273x394mm)
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
Kajiwara Kagetoki (?-1200)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across