ceremony; rite; ritual; service
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
that day; the very same day
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
plain fabrics; plain weave
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
consequence; outcome; result; blame
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful