coming and going; commuting
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
horse tack; horse gear; harness
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
depravity; corruption; degradation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
overhear; happened to hear that
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
afterglow; lingering light