calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
oracle; revelation; divine message
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
time around sunset; early evening
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to breathe out; to exhale
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian-period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
blood relationship; blood relative
yearned for; longed for; missed
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
imperial princess; royal princess
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
for the first time in one's life
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)