nothing but; none other than
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
like a decent person; human
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to gaze out at; to look out over
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
overlooking; turning a blind eye
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
spreading; infesting; running rampant
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
serious illness; travails
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
extermination; expulsion; destruction
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick