children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
dramatization; dramatisation
Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1724)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
land near a castle; castle town
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
Lake Suwa (Nagano Prefecture)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
surroundings; circumference
to tower over the surroundings
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
medical examination; checkup; consultation