silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
flour; meal; powder; dust
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
transient life; ephemeral existence
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
that day; the very same day
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to set (sun); to become dark
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
just one person; only one
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to speak; to say; to vocalize
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship