fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
occurring naturally (without human influence)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
indignant; sorrowful; steadfast; determined
from outside; from the side
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
judicial power; jurisdiction
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be dependable; to be reliable
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
scrap lumber; piece of wood
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
decomposed body; decomposing corpse