Buddhist family chapel; altar room
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
famous sword; excellent sword
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
older brother and younger sister
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
house where one was born; one's parents' house
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
how much; how many; however
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
several sheets (flat objects)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
defend and maintain; support; protection
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
one's real father; natural father; biological father
dresser; dressing table; vanity table