gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
left side; left-hand side
ōshiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to lean against; to set against
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
virgin; innocent young woman
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
with these words; while saying
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
Linji-lu (Record of Linji, Tang-era Buddhist text based on the teachings of Linji)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems