just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
overnight; since last night
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
in person; personally; (do) oneself
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
long time; long interval; for quite some time
in low spirits; dejected; sad
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
somehow; for some reason or other
that is to say; so that means
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
fee; charge; rate; material
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly