retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close; intimate; on good terms
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
March; third month of the lunar calendar
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
here and there; in places
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
marriage ceremony; wedding
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to perceive; to notice; to become aware (of); to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to revere; to respect; to worship
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
brook running across meadowland; small river flowing through a field