noon; midday; daytime; lunch
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to say; to be called; to do
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
great scholar; savant; polymath
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
why; how; for what reason
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay