that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
ancient city; former capital
Nishi Hongan-ji (temple in Kyoto)
cloud flying through the sky
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
course; route; path; process; means
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
just like; the same as; no different than
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
strutting; sticking out the chest
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
moonrise; rise of the Moon
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
former husband; late husband
if so; in that case; in that situation
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
droopy-branch cherry tree
construction of a house (divination term); form of a house
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; totally uninhibited