alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
in person; personally; (do) oneself
(plain) hot water; boiled water
lined curtain; opaque curtain
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
wooden fence; board fence
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
heat-resistant glass (e.g. Pyrex); refractory glass
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
the edge (overlapping) part of a tatami mat
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
one's later years; final years (in life)
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to read a kanji with a different pronunciation; to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read; to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
on hand; readily available
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for