to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
no!; no no!; no, not at all
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
it's been a long time; long time no see
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
modesty; self-control; discretion
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
looking depressed; long face
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to smile (at); to grin (at)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
on the way back; returning
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together