muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
fourth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
punishment; judgement; judgment
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to get slightly dirty (all over)
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to half-rise to one's feet
tottering; staggering; reeling
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to differ; to vary; to disagree
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to speak; to hear a voice
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
off grounds; outside the premises
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
grand Lama; living Buddha