drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
and then; and so; and; so then
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
leather-soled sandals (geta)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck