to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
the other day; a few days ago
cooking; food preparation
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to speak ill of; to disparage
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
even so; anyhow; at any rate
world; society; people; the public
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
one thin flat object; one sheet
light (e.g. colour, color)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
reserve and consideration (to others)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to say no more; to sink into silence
to stiffen; to become stiff
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many