evening; early night hours
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to feel; to sense; to experience
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
party; set; gang; company; person
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
people from one's hometown
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
schoolgirl; female student
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently