to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
and yet; though; when; in spite of
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
will not do; do not; does not
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd