each (person); everyone; individual; respective
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to begin; to set about; to start
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
it is not (like that) either
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in one's own way or style
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be helpful; to be useful
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shades of night; night scene
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
supply; supplying; replenishment
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
forgetting; lapse of memory
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that