double suicide; lovers' suicide
without thinking of the consequences
whichever one chooses; either way
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
I told you so; you see that?
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
postwar period; period after Second World War
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to sit for an examination
to be dispersed; to get separated
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
entertainment; amusement; fun
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago