being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; prone to; apt to
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
omniscience (of a buddha)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
coarse salt; unrefined salt
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to persuade someone to accept the inevitable
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
(having) life-and-death power (over)
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
dosa (ill will, antipathy)
physical properties; properties of matter; physicality
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense