to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
have to do; must; should; ought to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
street; quarter; district; area
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to be perturbed; to be agitated
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to fan incessantly; to agitate; to instigate
to take turns; to mingle together
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
bedside; near one's pillow
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial