to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
creating a mystery; mystification
share; portion; quota; cut
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
city dweller; townspeople
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
estimation; criticism; comment
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
rule; reign; government; governing
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
keeping house; being confined to one's house
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
Emperor Shoukou; Shoukou Tenno (1401-1428 CE, reigning: 1412-1428 CE)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words