happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
praise; glorification; extolment
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
serious wound; serious injury
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to become an expert; to be master at
male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to distribute emergency rice
samue; monk's working clothes
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
second day of the month; two days
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
pupil; student; schoolchild
one's later years; final years (in life)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt