temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
to feel; to sense; to experience
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
like; similar to; as with; in the same way