to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
ascetic monk; trainee monk
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
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
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
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
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
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
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)
to become better; to improve
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
son and heir; son who will succeed one
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of