light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
cushion; pillow; mattress
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
both hands; both arms; ten
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
coincident with; while; simultaneously
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
although I say; although one might say; although called
remote ancestor; forefather
the deceased; the departed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
silence; stillness; quietness
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to be contented; to be at ease
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
when it becomes; when it comes to
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family