villa; daimyo's suburban residence
vacant house; unoccupied house
middle of the night; dead of night
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
orphan; person without friends
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
glacial erratic; erratic boulder
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
fifth day of the month; five days
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be found; to be discovered
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
yearned for; longed for; missed
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
one's own child; one's own children
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
something like ...; something called ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
such; this sort of; like this
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae