pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
facing north; northern exposure
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bamboo arrow shaft; arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
open air; outdoors; outside
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
ten; 10; ten years of age
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
messenger; envoy; emissary
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
speaking voice; talking voice
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
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
that is to say; so that means