business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
most part; greater part; majority
senility; dotage; decrepitude
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
ancestor; forefather; foremother
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
meeting; greeting; welcome
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
geta supports made out of magnolia wood; geta with these supports
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
high and low; rise and fall
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
field; plain; prairie; moor