inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
back country; remote countryside
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
excursion; field trip; school trip
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
busy; having no (free) time
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
free-standing house; clump (e.g. of trees); group
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to pierce through; to break through
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to wipe thoroughly; to polish
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
ancestor; forefather; foremother
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
residence; housing; residential building
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to move; to move to a new location
one's last moment; one's death; one's end