mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
heroine; female protagonist
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
invisibly; secretly; privately
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
wet nurse; nursing mother
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
how; in what way; circumstances
different thing; another question; different case
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
to pen; to write; to draw
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
ancient Shinto music and dancing
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature