fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
central part; heart (of a city)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
history; pedigree; lineage
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
originally; by nature; from the start
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
advance payment; money paid in advance
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
from the viewpoint of; according to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to breathe while sleeping
breathing of a sleeping person
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light