intermediate coat of paint or lacquer; second coat
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
square-patterned bamboo fence; lattice fence
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
Senke school of tea ceremony
bhava (becoming, existence)
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
make; workmanship; preparation
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
Chinese design; Chinese style; traditional architecture associated with Zen
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
I told you so; you see that?
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
line; queue; procession; matrix
bento; Japanese box lunch
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
sleeping late in the morning
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
tucking up the hem of one's garments
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly