high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
literary world; literary circles
literary talent; clever style
to be full of pride; to be boastful
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
woman; lady; adult female
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
capable of anything; liable to do
still; even now; to this day
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate