teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
order; sequence; procedure
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
bed and food; eating and sleeping
nature; property; disposition
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
older brother; elder brother
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!