household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
seeing one off; farewell; escort
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
now; the present time; just now; another; more
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)