to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
evening meal; supper; dinner
preparation; arrangements
to amuse oneself; to make merry
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
dusk; nightfall; twilight
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
soup with basket clams (usu. miso soup)
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
one eye; one of one's eyes
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
fan varnished with persimmon juice
beautification; glorification
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
knob; handle; catch; patron
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
... and eastward; east of
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic