daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
surely (not); certainly (not)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to mix; to stir; to blend
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
index; indices; indicator
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money