but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
every other; second; alternate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
dark indigo (almost black); coarse cloth
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
autumn colours; fall colors; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum); venison; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)