to have a talk; to tell a story
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nightlife; night amusements
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
river; stream; River; the ... river
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
consequence; outcome; result; blame
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
cooperation; collaboration
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to face; to go towards; to head towards
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)