under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to carry under the arm; to scoop up (liquid)
stealthy steps; soft steps
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
bonsai; miniature potted plant
temple office (for receiving offerings or donations); (historical) office for storing land taxes
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
same village; same town; same province
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began