to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
literature; books (reference); document
Daniel (book of the Bible)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352) (author of the Tsurezuregusa)
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
questions and answers; dialogue
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
harvested grain; harvested rice ears
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to pick up; to find; to gather
occasional; infrequent; rare
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
in the end; on top of that
Vela (constellation); the Sails
88 years old; (arch.) rice
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words