carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to get along well together; to be close to each other
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
lobby; lounge; recreation room; break room
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
dictation; verbal statement
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
great hurry; great haste; rush
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
if it is (the case that ...)
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
break in time; interruption; pause
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
but; however; even though; even if
horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
daydream; waking dream; fantasy