the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
establishment (of a business); founding
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
horsefly and bee; horsefly and wasp
going up and down; going back and forth
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
outside Kyoto or the capital
strangely shaped rocks; massive rock of unusual shape
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)