edge of the eaves; house frontage
marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
calls and sounds made by insects
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
Oriental garden cricket; Emma field cricket
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
parting; separation; farewell
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to waive one's right; to waive a right
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
chair; stool; post; office; position