departure; leaving; setting off
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
nothing but; except; no more than
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
here and there; in places
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
Japanese-style bookbinding
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
staying behind; remaining; residual
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
lottery; tombola; drawing
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
outside world; physical world
mass; quality and quantity
denaturation; degeneration
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to rebuke; to scold harshly
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)