one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to set (sun); to become dark
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to understand; to make out
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
pressure; oppression; suppression
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
venomous snake; poisonous snake
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
dry riverbed; river beach
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to pay attention; to be watchful
looks; features; (personal) appearance
to happen to pass by; to pass by
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier