old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
reading aloud; recitation; intoning
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
classical elegance; antiquity
(your, his, her) daughter
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
quickly; calmly; intently
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
pickled vegetables; pickles
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
oblong stand for trays of food; weighing table
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished