to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
while; even though; despite
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
smelling of incense; overly pious
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
of course; certainly; naturally
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mistress; kept woman; concubine
black marketeer; black market trader
man of letters; literary man
(young) female office worker
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
author; writer; novelist; artist
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough