pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
street; quarter; district; area
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
to sit down; to take a seat
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
illusion; fallacy; delusion
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
condition of the common people
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
protest; refutation; pleading
(through) a layman's eyes
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest