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.)
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); 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)
great numbers; numerical superiority
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
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 somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
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)
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands