rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
main temple building; nave
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
being startled; getting a shock
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables