to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
sun of wisdom; Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to present; to offer; to dedicate
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
to be reminded of; to call to mind
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
newcomer; initiate; rookie
secular surname (of a priest)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
surname; family name; last name
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(not so) much; (not) very
to blaze; to burn brightly
sitting opposite each other
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person