period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
remembrance; recollection; recognition
irresolutely; hesitatingly; undecidedly
to lay aside; to set aside
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
fast-talking; rapid talking
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to approach; to draw near
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
cock; rooster; chanticleer
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
family; members of a family
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he