simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to lean against; to set against
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
succeeding; following; trailing; next
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)
story; tale; talk; discussion
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
same; similar; (just) like; equal