within; inside of; less than
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that