to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
neat and clean; tidy; trim
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
indeed; really; truly; very much
greeting; a fine thing to say
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to push away; to push aside; to shove
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
cannot be helped; unavoidable
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
urgency; exigency; emergency
old friend; familiar face
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly