to keep an eye on; to take care of
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to rise; to erect; to get up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
depravity; corruption; degradation
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
rolled Japanese-style omelette
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to be needed; to be wanted
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location