wind and string instruments; music
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
water's edge; beach; shore
water's edge; shore; waterside
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
vexillum; vane (of a feather)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
refinement; elegance; grace
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to harm; to injure; to invade; to raid; to oppose; to rise against
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind