union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
chief vassal; senior statesman
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
strict order; peremptory command
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
catch in one's hands; seizure
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
taking heart; being in high spirits
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
secret; private; surreptitious
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
remaining snow; lingering snow
green grass; young (fresh) grass
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)