cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
knowing; (an) acquaintance
on countless occasions; many a time
story; tale; talk; discussion
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
(not) even once; (not) ever
side door; side gate; wicket gate
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
admiration; wonder; astonishment
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
government service; the bureaucracy
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
breaking off; snapping off
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor