errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
fifth day of the month; five days
night cold; chill of night; cold night
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
temporary retirement; suspension from office
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
difficult problem; challenge
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic