bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
in deep black; in jet black
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
number of households (houses)
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
conduct; behavior; behaviour
hokora; small wayside shrine
evening sky; twilight sky
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat