ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
workman; craftsman; laborer; labourer; artisan
long ago; a long time ago; already
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
highway route (Edo period); main route
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak