route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
light; faint; pale; fleeting
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to comb down; to smooth down
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
imagination; supposition; guess
scenery; scene; landscape
calm; composed; collected; silently (of the passing of the night); quietly
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
dark of the night; darkness of the night
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
woman; lady; adult female
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
woman; female; feminine gender
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
in deep black; in jet black
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)