lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
slowly; stolidly; heavily; lumpingly
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
carelessly; inattentively
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to get accustomed to using
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
person of doubtful origin
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
water's edge; beach; foreshore
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
namely; that is (to say); in other words
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
conjugation; incorporation; embrace
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for