Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to notify; to advise; to inform
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to cease; to stop; to be over
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to rain incessantly; to downpour
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
the same; the said; likewise
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
to be nearing death; to be dying
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
sense of values; values; value system
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
guess; conjecture; surmise
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing