faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
instant; moment; for an instant
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be infected; to be contagious
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
about when; about what time; how soon
staying the night; lodging (at)
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
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
stomach ache; abdominal pain
grandfather; male senior-citizen