youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
railroad; railway; rail transport
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
dry riverbed; river beach
high window; clerestory window
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
material; substance; matter
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
exercise to help digestion
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
one act (of a play); scene; event
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness