hooting; jeering; heckling
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
means; way; method; measure
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
to line up; to form a party
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
how; in what way; I wonder
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to whine; to make feeble complaints
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
evil design; crafty plan; plot
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
all night long; all through the night
everything; anything; nothing
fire of suspicious origin; suspected arson; mysterious fire; will-o'-the-wisp
refined taste; elegant pursuits
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to be busy at work; to work diligently
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
charred; burnt black; scorched black
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit