uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
comprehension (of a word)
mirror surface; lens surface
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
several minutes; a few minutes
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
mountain road; mountain trail
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
time; season; period; phase; stage
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
outsider; someone outside of a group
prohibition; inhibition; ban
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
mountain range; mountain belt
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk