comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
how; in what way; how about; questionable
but; however; provided that
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
lately; recently; nowadays
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
quarrel; dispute; argument
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
older brother; elder brother
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
like this; in this way; as you see
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
thereupon; shortly thereafter
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
welcome!; nice to see you!
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet