annotation; explanatory note; comment
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to throw open; to leave open
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
how; in what way; how about
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to speak; to hear a voice
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)