meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
waste; uselessness; redundance
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
ostentation; show; affectation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
ancient ceremonial court robe
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
this fleeting world; this transient life; one's current body; one's mortal shell; (arch.) cast-off cicada shell; (arch.) cast-off husk
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
honorable post; honourable post
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
right (to do something); authority; power
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
ability; capability; skill
afterglow; lingering light
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
office and rank; an official rank
government ordinance; cabinet order
personal feelings; self-interest
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
obedience; submission; resignation