evening; night; nighttime
to force open; to push open
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
single word; a few words; brief comment
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to push back; to press back; to force back
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
what kind of; what sort of; what
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
reason; circumstances; meaning
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
midsummer (late July through early August); dog days (of summer); final 18 days of each season on the traditional solar calendar
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); displaying (a Buddhist image); revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden); opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
right and wrong; good and evil
to have a reason; to have an excuse