sticks used for calculations; divining rods
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
sleeping late in the morning
travelling alone; solitary journey
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to jump at; to be attracted by
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono