to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
when; how soon; how long until
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
shoji (paper sliding door)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hills and fields; hill and dale
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
this world; this life; world of the living
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
bungalow; one-story house
woman; female; feminine gender
(death from) starvation; starving to death
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)