apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
still (continuing); as ever; further
kithara (ancient Greek musical instrument); cithara
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to press against each other; to huddle together
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
castle town; fortified town
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out