triangle; triangular shape
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
dwelling; house; residence; address
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
street at night; making a night journey
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to look young; to seem young
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to serve; to work for; to attend
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
open field; empty lot; plain
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation