ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
karma (from one's previous life)
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
(another's) daughter; young lady
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)