recollection; reminiscence
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to hand over; to surrender
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
hook (high point of a song); chorus
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
leaving; quitting; retiring
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
travellers' inn; stage inn
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
how; in what way; I wonder
to lose one's way; to get lost
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
here and there; in places
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
repair; renovation; restoration
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to get late; to advance; to wear on
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
whistling of a prostitute (to attract customers)