means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to face on; to look out on to
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
sick person; patient; invalid
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
without reservation; freely; frankly
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
method of bringing up; method of raising
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
character building; formation of character; personality development
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
function; facility; faculty; feature
reduction by half; halving
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to stay (at); to stop (at)
fixed interval; fixed period
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)