instead; but (on the other hand)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
discovery; detection; finding
really; truly; indeed; good grief
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency