trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
all kinds of spirits and goblins
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
broad or spacious veranda; eaves
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
match (to light fire with)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
ago; since; before; previous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady