to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
with hands in pockets; idleness
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
talk; recital; narration; topic
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
understood; I see; OK; present; here
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to listen to in an ecstasy
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
being startled; getting a shock
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
shyness; bashfulness; shame
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
two (long cylindrical things)
high brow; broad forehead
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
biological parent; real parent
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
like; similar to; same as
respect for one's elders; harmony among siblings