to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
with these words; while saying
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(present) head of a family
weak constitution; ill health
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
all eyes; public attention
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
step in a Japanese entranceway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to show signs of; to appear
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be busy at work; to work diligently
day of a ceremony or event
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly