traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
piece; fragment; one (object)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
shoji (paper sliding door)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
hair on one's head; head; top of one's head; kanji "hair" radical at top
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
many; much; plenty; hardly
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
tone (of voice); manner of talking
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed