to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
several people; a few people
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
inside; interior; inner part
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
though; even if; whether ... or ...
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to be discouraged; to shrink from
caller; visitor; company; guest
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
instant; moment; for an instant
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
image; figure; figure; form; image
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to blame; to find fault with
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
beginning; outset; first; onset
correction; rectification; mending; repair