to face on; to look out on to
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
Buddhist (household) altar
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be sooty; to be stained
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
weakening; emaciation; decline
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
ice house; ice room; cold room
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
for a while; for some time; for a period
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to jar; to creak; to grate
to cease; to stop; to be over