difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
sound (of a sentence); euphony
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
dark; not understood; unknown
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
spring water; clear (pure) water
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
infancy; childhood; tender age
divorce; unrealized marriage (prospects); unrealised marriage
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
nature of one's business; business instinct
to be away from home; to be out of the house
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
loss of spirit; dejection