to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
return of the Emperor (from a visit); return of a shintai to its shrine
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
drop-off area; drive-up entrance; porte cochere
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
woman; lady; adult female
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
court lady; lady-in-waiting
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
the other day; some time ago; recently
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
opinion; view; purport; tenor; meaning; point
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)