uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
calm; composed; leisurely
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
evening meal; supper; dinner
food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
all; entire; whole; altogether
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to despair of; to see the vanity of
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
comfort; consolation; diversion
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
blood relationship; blood relative
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
former husband; late husband
one's own child; one's own children