to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
lowest ranked wrestler in makuuchi division
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to be opposite; to face each other
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
face contorted and about to cry
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
feelings; thoughts; meaning
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
returning sailboat; setting sail for home port
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
your letter; excellent composition