to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to detain; to check; to restrain
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
looks; personal appearance; features
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
head; chief; chairman; governor; top student; head of the class
issue; offspring; paternal blood
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
but; however; provided that
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
a long time ago; in those days
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(arch.) to annotate; to write down