to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
unseasonable; out of season
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
straight course; straight-way; a straight
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to wash away; to rinse off
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
second division; secondary division
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
field overseer; site foreman
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
undiscovered; not found; unexplored
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
midway; halfway through; in the course of
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
fields (of rice and other crops)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
Buddhist memorial service
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)