to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
salty sea breeze; salt wind
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
corpulence; fatness; obesity
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
sphere; circle; range; category
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
first meeting; first interview with
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
scroll containing a single line of calligraphy, often of Zen content (usu. found in a tea-ceremony room or house)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to appear all together; to be all present
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising