overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sorry; excuse me; thank you
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to make merry; to be festive
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass