twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
respect for one's elders; harmony among siblings
like; similar to; same as
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
biological parent; real parent
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
high brow; broad forehead
two (long cylindrical things)
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
time; season; period; phase; stage
shyness; bashfulness; shame
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
being startled; getting a shock
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to listen to in an ecstasy
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
understood; I see; OK; present; here
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
talk; recital; narration; topic
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically