calm; composed; cool; quiet
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
source of revenue; financial supporter
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
mending; revision; supplementation; (dental) prosthesis; prosthetic
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
large triple gate to temple
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
government office; government agency
to project; to stick out; to stand out
first day of the month; the first of the month
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
three; three years of age
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes