to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
hot topic; talk of the town
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
siblings; brothers and sisters
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy