every evening; night after night
spring water; clear (pure) water
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
samurai attached to a daimyo
to have an eye on; to zero in on
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
every evening; every night
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
torii; Shinto shrine archway
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)