to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
losing weight; slimming; lean person
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
existence; possession; having; limited company
to (a place); until (a time)
soroban bead with value one
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to pour; to dash (water) over; to douse with
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty
gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
gigaku (genre of masked drama-dance performance)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame