to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
note (letter) left behind; will
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Island; insula; island; islet
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
worldly affairs; ways of the world
directions; instructions; orders; command
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
free and unbiased; fair and just; ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong; calling spade a spade
tendency; trend; inclination
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
price; cost; value; worth; value
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid