bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to pay attention; to be watchful
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
last night; yesterday evening
to work hard; to make an effort
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness