crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
sick person; patient; invalid
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
occasional; infrequent; rare
Ogata Kōan (1810.8.13-1863.7.25)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
bathing; going in the bath
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to complain; to make a complaint
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
relatively hot; fairly hot
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
I told you so; you see that?
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without