what people say; rumours; public opinion
bride; one's daughter-in-law
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
various countries; various regions; various provinces
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
to play a leading role; to play a central part
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
house; dwelling; human habitation
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
direct unforked road; straight path
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
direction of travel; direction of movement
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin