to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
river; stream; River; the ... river
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
people; men and women; each person; everybody
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to give; to let one have; to do for one
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
man; male; masculine gender
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
full view; plain sight; completely visible
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
don't you think?; indicates question
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop