folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
meditation; contemplation
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to change completely; to change suddenly
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
child prodigy; wonder child
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money