feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to go past; to pass; to pass by
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
right under; directly below; right beneath
decision; judgment; resolution
to throw into; to dump in together
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
no!; no no!; no, not at all