priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
microscopic; infinitesimal
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to be at a loss for words
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
you could say that; that might be so
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise; eccentric; abnormal
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
white kimono in which dead person is dressed
to be sticky; to be close together
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing