light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
dry riverbed; river beach
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
officially sanctioned brothel (Edo-period)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
kimono fabrics shop; draper
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
open; public; official; overt
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(product of) nature; born (musician)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
piece; dry-goods; piece goods
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
talk about divorce or separation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more