to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
named after; associated with; connected with
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
such ... as; or some such
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
hundred days; lengthy time
many nights; hundred nights
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
memories; recollections; reminiscence
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
apologies for the crude food
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
talk; recital; narration; topic