to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to jest; to clown (around)
night watch; night sentry
freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
one or two; a few; small number
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
1000 ri; (a) long distance
acrobatics; risky undertaking
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
in the mountains; among the mountains
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar