to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
drop of water; polka dots
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
it's not like; it isn't as if
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
restoration; repair; mending
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
one large ...; a great ...
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
air hoar; air frost; soft rime
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
light and darkness; light and shade
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
to break off; to knock off; to create a false eye by sacrificing a stone (in go)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability