head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
vacant or unoccupied room
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
body; physical system; (the) person
to jar; to creak; to grate
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
that is to say; so that means
having said that; on the other hand
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
such; like that; that sort of; very
to ask; to enquire; to query
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
with a bang (clash, bump)
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored