priest; (arch.) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system; (arch.) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (arch.) prominent member of a town; river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (arch.) (medieval) harbor manager
to relax; to take it easy
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
reopening; resumption; restarting
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to put one's hand on; to touch
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
using one's arms as a pillow
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to rise; to erect; to get up
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
take care; take good care of yourself
this and that; one thing or another
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to raise one's voice; to shout