to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
stepwise; one step at a time
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
hello; good day; good afternoon
first meeting; first interview with
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
essence; true nature; substance; reality
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
briskly (walk); at a quick pace
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
happy tears; tears of joy
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
handicraft; industrial art object
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in