mulberry field; mulberry plantation
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
every year; yearly; annually
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to lead into; to draw into
welcome!; nice to see you!
to hang (something) on the wall
sedge hat and straw rain cape
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
in order; in turn; one by one
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
as if; the very thing itself
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
wicked tongue; abusive language
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to invite; to show (someone) in
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy