(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
abstruse; occult; mysterious
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between; flattery; flatterer
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
young person; youth; young
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
land near a castle; castle town