westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
complicated and mysterious
change; transition; vicissitudes
clearly; distinctly; vividly
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
with a broad grin; smirking
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
decoration; ornament; trimmings
gem; jewel; precious stone
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
crown; diadem; bottle cap
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to prostrate oneself before
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to lie deep in; to extend far back
along the road; along the way
practicality; utility; usefulness
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
damp; moist (negative nuance)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at