crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
something; some kind of; for some reason
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
living thing; living creature; animal; life
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
a short while ago; already
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be opposite; to face each other
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
one's old bones; aged body
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen