kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
riding together; riding with
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
first of all; in the first place
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to look forward to something
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
the ocean; the great deep
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to cut one's way through the waves
as far as the eye can see
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
as; because; with; due to
behavior; behaviour; manner
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
appointment; rendezvous; date