to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
chaps (in the skin); cracks
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
is that so?; I see; right; oh
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
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.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
mending; repair; darning; patching up
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to become attached; to begin to love
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)