day of spring; spring sun
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
panorama; panoramic painting
the very start; the very beginning
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
coin of the smallest value; poorly-minted coin
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
almost; roughly; approximately
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
inner citadel; core; center; centre
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
having said that; be that as it may
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest