late at night; deep in the night
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
clothes; clothing; garments
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
without; unless; have to do
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
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.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
bringing; taking; carrying
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
custom; practice; convention; precedent
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
great hurry; great haste; rush
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to color; to colour; to paint; to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
outside of; not covered by
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to go past; to pass; to pass by
hard struggle; strenuous effort