downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river
arrangement of stones in a garden
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
very young; little; childish; immature
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
dead person; deceased person
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
dark of the night; darkness of the night
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
such ... as; or some such
how; in what way; by what means