previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
government office building
in spite of; regardless of
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
slight; insignificant; small
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
large head; person with a large head
absentmindedly; vacantly; blankly; by oneself; all alone
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
damage; injury; defamation; harm
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Buddhist memorial service
to go numb; to have pins and needles
nonetheless; nevertheless
should not be done; must not be done
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
Ogasawara-ryu (school of etiquette); punctilious etiquette; Ogasawara-ryu (school of archery, incl. horseback archery); Ogasawara-ryu (school of military strategy)
manner of using one's hands
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts