entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unfairness; injustice; partiality
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
in person; personally; directly
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation