look!; there!; here!; that is
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
funny story; funny anecdote
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
later on; eventually; afterwards
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
recitation; reciting from memory
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
un-; non-; negative prefix
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
possible; likely; probable
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well