evening; early night hours
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rock; to shake; to swing
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
suffix for familiar person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate