household economy; family finances
loss; defeat; counter for losses
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers); Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
calls and sounds made by insects
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
lifting a child high up in the air
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
change; alteration; modification
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
old soldier; veteran; old hand
more than anything; above all else
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
first torii gate of a shrine
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment