different school (e.g. of ikebana)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
movements; sitting and standing
proposal; offer; request; application
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
next (day, morning, etc.); following
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
spread (of Buddhist teachings)
group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (often ex-convicts or vagrants); non-human
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
colleagues; fellows; comrades
competing; competition; auction
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence
ultimate; final; last; eventual
lamentation; sorrow; grief
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up