Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
banquet or reception hall
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
Kamioka Ryuutarou (1942.3-)
quibble; pointless argument
careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
respect and affection; love and respect
to cease; to stop; to be over
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
United States and North Korea; American-North Korean
department (faculty) of literature
leaving school during a term
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
crushed rice; tiny pieces of rice
master; teacher; stable master