silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
such; like that; that sort of; very
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
this family; we; this house
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
serious; not joking; straight
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
another family; another house
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
such; this sort of; like this
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen