to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
shoji (paper sliding door)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
standing statue; standing image
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
monetary offering; offertory
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points