to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
plane tree (any tree of genus Platanus)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
directly opposite; right in front
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
how many years; how long; what year
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
white background; blank; female virgin
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
prominent front teeth; buckteeth; projecting teeth
to send a person on an errand
to stiffen; to become stiff
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance