contest; comparison; competition
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to drink up; to drain (cup)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
late at night; small hours of the morning
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
fertile; rich; productive
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to head home; to leave for home
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
stirring; slight movement
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact