earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
wood-block printing; wood engraving
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
many people; a large number of people
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to be infected; to be contagious
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
name; given name; first name
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
group; bunch; crowd; group
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia