the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
gasping; breathing heavily
(short) rest; breather; break
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
noble; lofty; high-minded
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
overnight guest; house guest
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
picture painted on glass; stained glass
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
a Buddha; deceased person
nightlife; night amusements
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)