to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
street at night; making a night journey
to be silent; to say nothing
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
step; stride; counter for steps
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
walking around at night; night travel; night train
sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
putting out the light; switching off the light
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet