staying the night; lodging (at)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
baby monkey; small monkey
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
Japanese-style writing desk
book; volume; this; present; main; head
changing clothes; change of clothes
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
practice; practising; training; study
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
reason; cause; circumstances
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery