darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
each house; every house; many houses
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
while; during; while; although; all; both
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
agreement; assent; Norway
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse