noted priest; celebrated priest
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
invisibly; secretly; privately
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
is that so?; I see; right; oh
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
apocryphal work; forgery; spurious article
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
study; library; den; home office; reading room
portion of wall between two pillars; surface of a wall