night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
fields (of rice and other crops)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
young owner; young proprietor
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
shoji (paper sliding door)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
foreign; abroad; overseas
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
coloured glass; colored glass
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin