may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to keep secret; to conceal
to observe carefully; to make sure
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
anything and everything; just about everything
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
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.)
division into equal parts; equal parts
ingratitude; thanklessness
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
construction; architecture (of buildings)
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to face on; to look out on to
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)