meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
usually; under usual circumstances
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
make; workmanship; preparation
full dress; formal dress; uniform
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
bad influence; negative influence
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
just the other day; quite recently
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
placing three fingers of each hand on the floor (while bowing respectfully); (lit.) three fingers (specifically the thumb, index finger and middle finger)
polite; respectful; reverent
to prostrate oneself (before)
it is I who should say so
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
convenient; handy; useful