test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
all obstacles; all sorts of trouble
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
counter for Buddhist images (statues and paintings)
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
retired and quiet; secluded
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
everyday life; daily life
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
family name; professional name
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)