to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
leaving (fleeing) the capital
to entertain; to make welcome
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
good performance; good work; great success
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
economic; financial; fiscal
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to polish up; to shine up
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)