weakening; emaciation; decline
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
January; first month of the lunar calendar
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
same country; same province; the (said) country
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
warp; curvature; curve; arch
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
recognition; acquaintance
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
two (long cylindrical things)