attendance; presence; appearance
sincere; honest; faithful
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
great difference; major mistake
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
chopping board; cutting board
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
social life; social intercourse
honesty; sincerity; frankness
new graduate; recent graduate
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
anticipation; expectation
Barre; Barry (Britain); Valley
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
literary world; literary circles
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog