to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
government office; agency; board
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
in accordance with; according to
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
groundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
descendant; posterity; offspring
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
reading aloud; recitation
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...