fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to head home; to leave for home
occupation; calling; livelihood
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
ground glass; frosted glass
step in a Japanese entranceway
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
small garden; small place
to provide; to arrange; to install
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to brighten; to grow light
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
intelligence; discernment
close-cropped hair; shaven head