on the way back; when about to go back
evening; sunset; nightfall
ten; 10; ten years of age
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
haori (Japanese formal coat)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
triangular pattern; scalelike pattern; imbricate pattern; triangle emblem
triangular pattern; scalelike pattern; imbricate pattern; triangle emblem
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
round glasses with thick plastic rims
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
Buddhist (household) altar
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
unselfishness; wanting little
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out