to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
secret; private; surreptitious
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
close-cropped hair; shaven head
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
rosary; string of prayer beads
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
full dress; formal dress; uniform
passing the winter; hibernation
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
highball; whisky and soda
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)