open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
A Collection of Tales from Uji
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
talk; story; conversation
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
unpredictability; element of surprise
preface; foreword; introduction
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
reason; logic; method; system; order
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
warp controller (on a loom)
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
must not; should not; do not
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
to play a leading role; to play a central part