skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
kanji "going man" radical (radical 60)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
mistress; kept woman; concubine
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
nobleman's illegitimate child
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
pulling; stretching; tension
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
how many years; how long; what year
to count on one's fingers
unmarried; not yet married
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off