to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
traditional lacquered conical hat
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
silence (not speaking); muteness
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
annotation; explanatory note; comment
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
last night; yesterday evening
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
of course; certainly; naturally
questions and answers; dialogue
covering the whole ground
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
going about immersed or absorbed; pacing back and forth meditatively; being deep in thought
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever