chapter one; first chapter
15th day of the month; 15 days
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make merry; to be festive
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
liquor shop; liquor store
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station