tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(present) head of a family
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
recuperation; medical treatment
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
silence (not speaking); muteness
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes