disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
New Year's pine decoration
notice; attention; observation
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
10th day of the month; ten days
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
the whole world; the seven seas
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
and then; and so; and; so then
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
female lay devotee; believer
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
Buddhist (household) altar
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
to speak; to hear a voice
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping