in person; personally; directly
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
living room (Japanese-style)
Buddhist (household) altar
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
neighbouring house; neighboring house
speaking voice; talking voice
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to jump at; to be attracted by
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting