dilapidated house; deserted house
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
street at night; making a night journey
(another's) daughter; young lady
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
having one's penis fully exposed (i.e. wearing no trousers or underwear)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
transactions; dealings; business
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
woman; female; feminine gender
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
such; this sort of; like this
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)