the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
being on duty; person on duty
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to suck in; to take in; to sop up; to take up
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
to sneak out; to creep out
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer