gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
a married woman's paramour; lover
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
evening; last night; yesterday evening
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
but; however; even though; even if
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
flesh-color; flesh-colour
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits