willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
addition; increase; Canada
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
woman; female; feminine gender
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
family; members of a family
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
dependent on one's parents
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
one thin flat object; one sheet
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
restraint; restriction; control; check
just because; even if; even though
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation