patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
depravity; corruption; degradation
tacit; unspoken; implicit
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
journal; magazine; periodical
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to strangle; to constrict
censorship; inspection; examination
article; news story; report; account
oppression; suppression; pressure
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
one's history of love affairs with women
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
identification papers; ID
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
island in a pond or river
stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
leisure time; idle moment