kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
(arch.) Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya); ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
breathing of a sleeping person
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
mental; psychological; physical
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to give way to the light of the morning (i.e. the darkness gives way)
sea level; (surface of) sea
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current