dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
sincere; honest; faithful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
moment; brief space of time
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to face; to go towards; to head towards
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can