the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
Ashikaga period (i.e. the Muromachi period, 1333-1573 CE)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
connection; link; relationship
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
not long has passed since ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
while; during; while; although; all; both
outline; summary; argument
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to say; to be called; to do
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
work; business; company; study