to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
rather; better; instead; if anything
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering