to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be needed; to be wanted
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
destination; place one stays during a trip
that; the matter in question
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago