one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to detain; to check; to restrain
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
sorry; excuse me; thank you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
vertical stripes; striped fabric
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
half-width obi (kimono sash)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case