gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
talking while standing; standing around talking
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to lead someone around by the nose
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
home area; home town; local
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
riverside; edge of a river
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
popular name; common name; given name
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
how can (one) do something
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
until now; so far; up to the present
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)