two-storied Buddhist tower
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
ninth day of the month; nine days
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
several years; a few years
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
longing for others; wanting company
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
at the last moment; this late in the game
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
breaking off; snapping off
particularly; only; in the case of
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
bearing many children; multiparity; multipariety; multiparousness; high birth rate
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard