plain wood; unfinished woodwork
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
moron; idiot; stupid person
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
irresolutely; hesitatingly; undecidedly
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
(period of) a year; during an era
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
the wisdom of the ancients
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
library; book collection; paperback book
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
demonstration; show of force
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to become pale; to turn pale
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
being (somewhere); sitting