respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(some) more; even more; longer; further
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such ... as; or some such
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
dwelling; house; residence; address
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
but; however; provided that
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
family vacation; family trip
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress