turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
addition; increase; Canada
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
semi-transparent; translucent
Toriyama Sekien (1712-1788)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
house; dwelling; human habitation
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
line; queue; procession; matrix
head; lead; vanguard; first
according to plan; as planned; on target
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in general; generally; usually
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)