one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
half the body; half length
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
drifting; drift; being adrift
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
decision; judgment; resolution
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to pry; to prize; to prise
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with