to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
decoration; ornament; trimmings
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
how long; how far; how much
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
traditional Japanese handball (game)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
river; stream; River; the ... river
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull