inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
moment; brief space of time
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
adds force or indicates command
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
northern part; the north (of a region)