one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
loved one; lover; sweetheart
purification; refining; simplification
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
doctor who performs abortions; abortion provider
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
calming down; quieting down
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to be slippery; to be slimy
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
leaving everything up to someone else
because; as; since; so; due to
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
deformation during firing (ceramics); color variation during firing
potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
though one didn't intend (expect) to
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
mangy cur; low animal; beast
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to climb down; to crawl down
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
unruly (e.g. of a child); unyielding; disobedient; strong-willed
odd; strange; queer; peculiar