direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
flexible; pliant; pliable; supple; bendy
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
audio lag; out-of-sync (sound)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
all (there is); as long as there is
to live; to get along; to spend (time)