Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
wooden building; wooden architecture
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
someone; a certain person
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds
Japan's three famous sights (Matsushima, Miyajima and Ama-no-Hashidate)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
impossible to do (although wants to)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
nothing but; none other than
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
leading; guiding; commanding
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
departure time; starting time
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid