qualifications; requirements; capabilities
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
Narushima Ryuuhoku (1837-1884)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
succession; accession; inheritance
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
hokora; small wayside shrine
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to live; to make a living; to get on with
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
two (long cylindrical things)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
... and eastward; east of