promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
old age; old person; the old; the aged
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
is something that; is that which
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to rebuild; to reconstruct
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
surroundings; environs; circumference