(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
(large) house; residence; mansion
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
retainer; vassal; servant
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)
something; some kind of; for some reason
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to rain incessantly; to downpour
lamp soot; lamp smoke; lampblack
peach grove; peach garden; peach orchard
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
but; however; even though; even if