shoji (paper sliding door)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to say; to tell; to state; to do
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
paper-covered lamp or lantern
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
outside of; not covered by
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
late at night; small hours of the morning
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to step back; to walk backwards
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)