very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
last night; yesterday evening
mountain stream; mountain torrent
middle of the night; dead of night
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
have to do; must; should; ought to
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
opposite bank; farther shore
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
preparation; provision; establishment
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
though; notwithstanding; although