may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
second day of the month; two days
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
in order; in turn; one by one
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
materials; data; document
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(right at the) side; just beside
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends