private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
parting; separation; farewell
one by one; in detail; minutely
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
at once; immediately; right now
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
what do you want?; can I help you?
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study); polishing (stones)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
personification; impersonation; embodiment
strategist; tactician; schemer
education; training; discipline
art of war; strategy; tactics
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
executives; top management; governing body
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
shades of evening; dead of night
several times; several degrees
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to carry (a child) on one's back
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
interest (in something); enthusiasm
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual