to be surprised; to be astonished
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
near; nearby; not far off
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
appearance; air; condition; state; form
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
now that; since; so long as; because
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
establishment (of a business); founding
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)