(coin) purse with a metal clasp
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
close; intimate; on good terms
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
morning; forenoon; just before noon
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
servile character (disposition)
working for a company; being employed by a company
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
right side; right-hand side
night angling; night fishing
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
nightlife; night amusements
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
to be smeared; to be covered
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
unimpressive; unspectacular; unsatisfactory; undistinguished; lackluster; mediocre
to grind up; to grind down; to pound; to crush; to mash; to stamp (ore)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
to be scorched; to boil down
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals