trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
first meeting; first interview with
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
on countless occasions; many a time
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
one day; (on) a certain day
palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
another method; another problem
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
coherence; order; focus; point
to keep away; to keep at a distance
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
black terracotta; black soil
order; sequence; procedure
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
that matter; those matters
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess