little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
shoji (paper sliding door)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
will not do; do not; does not
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to paint (draw) a picture
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to say; to be called; to do
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
oral instruction or teaching or method
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
light blue; pale blue; aqua
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
many; much; plenty; hardly
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
paper-covered lamp or lantern
to be infected; to be contagious
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry