blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
division into equal parts; equal parts
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
counterfeiting; forgery; fabrication
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
besides; moreover; in addition
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
wretched life; life of misery
four (long cylindrical things)
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to devour; to bite to death
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to make a fuss (about nothing); to be fussy; to be restless; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
restlessly; fussily; anxiously; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
to be manageable; to be able to handle
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess