every evening; night after night
incident; affair; happening; event
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
person being waited for; person who waits
Island; insula; island; islet
to become rustic; to be countrified
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(wind or human-powered) warship
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
kitchen; financial situation
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
appearance; figure; shape; form
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
condition; state (of health); appearance
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
person of letters; literary person
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present