nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
leaving everything up to someone else
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
it's not like; it isn't as if
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
secret art; the mysteries
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
magician; conjurer; illusionist
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
Ardisia crenata; coralberry