state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
psychiatry; psychiatric department
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be worried; to be troubled
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
in deep black; in jet black
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in that way; like that; that way
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to go out and away; to leave
the way back; the way home; return trip
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
step; stride; counter for steps
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit