morning; forenoon; just before noon
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus); gray-faced buzzard
in terms of; from the point of view of
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
from now; from this moment; henceforth
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
lidded; covered; container with a lid
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
no, not like that (but like this)
to push back; to press back; to force back
rational; reasonable; logical
long time; several hours; long spell
food; food products; foodstuffs
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
environment; surroundings; circumstances
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around