milling; grinding into flour
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
commencing with; including
beautiful passage of literature
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight
in the meanwhile; during the time
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
being dotted with; being scattered
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
hometown; rural districts
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
scene; view; prospect; outlook
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
agricultural community; farm village; rural
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise