early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
face contorted and about to cry
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
feelings; thoughts; meaning
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
returning sailboat; setting sail for home port
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(precious) letter; love letter
thin India ink; diluted ink
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)