artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
2nd day of the month; two days
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
(not) even once; (not) ever
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to not believe one's ears
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
separate; respective; different
Myōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper)
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
stairs; stairway; staircase
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
beautiful woman; pretty girl
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
no problem; it doesn't matter
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
fair-skinned; light-complexioned