modesty; humility; being humble
observation; survey; watching
as if nothing had happened
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
the other day; a few days ago
cooking; food preparation
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to speak ill of; to disparage
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)
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
world; society; people; the public
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
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
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 build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
notice; attention; observation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to