to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
western mountains; mountains to the west; Nishiyama (western area of Kyoto)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
street at night; making a night journey
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to increase; to add to; to augment
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
to wring the neck; to strangle
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
society; the world; the times
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
loyal heart; loyalty; devotion; fidelity
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to subsist; to keep on living
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)