Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
counter for books; volume
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
talking while standing; standing around talking
being already (well) aware
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
immersion; being absorbed in
to hide; to keep to oneself
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
wind blowing through fresh verdure; mountain air
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
perfectly round; perfectly circular
tall figure; high stature
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
land survey; cadastral survey
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
escape; scud; scamper away
older sister; elder sister
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)