to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
temple office (for receiving offerings or donations); (historical) office for storing land taxes
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
drenched; soaked; romantically
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
lonely or uninhabited valley
to lie deep in; to extend far back
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
harboring; harbouring; cherishing; entertaining
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
good correspondent; ready writer
woman's handwriting; hiragana
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
distinguished service; meritorious service
should do; ought to do; must do
to present; to offer; to dedicate
mental derangement; madness; insanity
false charge; slander; defamation