division into equal parts; equal parts
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
postcard; memo; note; card
to hand over; to surrender
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing