to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cease; to stop; to be over
evening; early night hours
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to run through; to run past
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
travellers' inn; stage inn
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
whispering into a person's ear
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about