withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
student accommodation; student dormitory
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
newly appointed; inaugural
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
mission; delegation; transmission
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
literally; to the letter; literal
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration