formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
high ground; plateau; heights
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
each house; every house; many houses
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that's the way it is; such is life
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to accompany; to go with; to go together
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
quietly; slowly; gracefully
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context