deep appreciation or gratitude; sincere apology
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple
smart; clever; witty; strange
sphere of fixed stars (in the Ptolemaic system)
Japanese forest rat snake (Euprepiophis conspicillatus, Elaphe conspicillata); burrowing rat snake
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
Grasse (France); Graas; Gras
bluish-violet; royal purple
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
if it is the case that; if
little something; reward; tip
nuisance mail (such as chain mail, etc.)
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
cutting; cutting off; severing
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China