road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
final third of a two-hour period
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to make an appearance; to show up
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry