unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to say no more; to sink into silence
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to come to one's senses; to calm down
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to have an idea; to have a clue
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)