to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
convenient; handy; useful
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
don't you think?; indicates question
being very busy; busyness
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
tiring easily; easy to tire
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)