Meanings

(a) wander

to take a risk for someone

to collect the ashes of the deceased

when one door is shut, another is open

picking up stitches (knitting)

gathering cigarette butts

picking up

walk

to get out of hand

image found on the Internet (as opposed to created by oneself)

out of hand

walking on the good part of a street (to avoid puddles, etc.)

retrieving balls (during a practice session; in tennis, baseball, etc.)

picking up trash

to narrowly escape death

foundling

A Collection of Tales from Uji

Gleanings from Ancient Stories (Inbe no Hironari, 807 CE)