retainer; vassal; servant
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
accumulation; accumulate; store
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
charcoal; charred remains
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
commuting to school; school commute
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku