house; one's house; one's home; one's family
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
match; game; bout; contest
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
corridor; hallway; passageway
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
even though; despite; when
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
underling; subordinate official
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
paper-covered lamp or lantern
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now