one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
early death; premature death; dying young
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
infancy; childhood; tender age
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
to know (a person); to think
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
memories; recollections; reminiscence
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than