road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
meteor; shooting star; falling star
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to like; to love; to be fond of
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
European magpie (Pica pica)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy