long time; long interval; for quite some time
gray-headed lapwing (Microsarcops cinereus); grey-headed lapwing
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
anger (held in check); irritation; rage
father; dad; husband; you; he
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
please (give me); please (do for me)
by itself; automatically; naturally
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
in succession; one by one
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to drop; to let fall; to omit
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to feel sick; to be nauseated
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up