meeting; greeting; welcome
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
behind; in the rear; in back
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to examine someone's expression
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
another family; another house
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
crowing of a cock; crowing of a rooster; cockcrow; dawn; (arch.) hour of the Ox (around 2am)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
deep sleep; sleep soundly
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to face on; to look out on to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silence; stillness; quietness
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
all but dead; half killed