Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
drinking bout; merrymaking
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to resound; to make a stir
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
dry riverbed; river beach
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to drink up; to drain (cup)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter