dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
to rain dust; to have a dust storm
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
strong or bitter (green) tea
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
good walker; tireless walker
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
a long time ago; in those days
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
family tree; pedigree; genealogy