mountain recess; deep in the mountains
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to jump at; to be attracted by
to finish reading; to read through
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
outline; summary; argument
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
beginning; outset; first; onset
one by one; in detail; minutely
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how long; how far; how much
second day of the month; two days
to complain; to make a complaint
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
stairs; stairway; staircase
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed