to look at; to gaze; to stare at
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
middle of the night; dead of night
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
discovery; detection; finding
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to discuss; to talk together
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
adds force or indicates command
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
many; much; plenty; hardly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in