play dumb, feign ignorance / (slang) evade one's responsibilities, especially by failing to appear to perform a duty

drunkard

薫香: incense / 勲功: merits

(idiomatic) to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

(Greek mythology) Crius

(Greek mythology) Clio

dusk, nightfall, sunset / about the end of a certain period of time / year-end

nightfall, sunset / near the end of a certain period of time / year-end

an unnumbered chapter in The Tale of Genji at the end of 幻 (Maboroshi, chapter 41), where the death of the protagonist Hikaru Genji can be implied

to disappear, go into hiding