wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
family; members of a family
first meeting; first interview with
almost; roughly; approximately
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to recover consciousness; to come to
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to subsist; to keep on living
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
aisle (in wedding ceremony)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address