room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.); carrying pole; shoulder pole
shaving one's head (esp. upon entering the Buddhist priesthood); tonsure
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
married man or woman; housekeeping
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
paste; glue; clothing starch
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but