random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
antique; old article; secondhand goods
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
many; numerous; various; large number of
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
one edge; one end; one side
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
metal statue of Buddha (usu. bronze); cold-hearted person; cold-blooded person
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird
tool; implement; means; furniture
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
posterity; future life; life to come
first generation; founder