execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
slowly and quietly; smoothly
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
last week; the week before
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
old house; deserted house
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
interval; break; pause; spare moment
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
young master; young gentleman
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
close; intimate; on good terms
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
(plain) hot water; boiled water
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!