westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
complicated and mysterious
change; transition; vicissitudes
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
with a broad grin; smirking
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
gem; jewel; precious stone
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
crown; diadem; bottle cap
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to prostrate oneself (before)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to lie deep in; to extend far back
along the road; along the way
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
various kings; unproclaimed son of the imperial family
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
a long time (since the last time)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
several weeks; a few weeks
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy