kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
moisture; humidity; dampness
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
price; cost; value; worth; value
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
account book; register; ledger
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
like this; in this way; as you see
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
wickedness; evil; wicked person
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
not aware of what one is doing
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
bizarre theory; strange theory; wild theory
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary