thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores); monk
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
jailbreak; breaking out of prison; person who escapes from jail; prison escapee
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
below eye level; about eight-tenths full
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
first meeting; first interview with
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment