bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
here and there; in places
striking; remarkable; considerable
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
prayer (for something); supplication
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
proclamation; dissemination; promulgation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation