dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to recall; to remember; to recollect
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely