desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
recommendation of an influential person
to invite in; to show someone in
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
room for boiling water; bathroom; bath
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
charming figure; alluring figure
no!; no no!; no, not at all
evening; night; nighttime
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to invite; to show (someone) in
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
Songs to Make the Dust Dance (by Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26)); The Dance of the Dust on the Rafters
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
many; a lot; much; multitude
founder; originator; pioneer
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
in person; personally; directly
in person; personally; directly
later on; eventually; afterwards
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
demon of ill health; disease
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly