to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
support; supplement; help
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
burning low; waning; declining
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
as promised; true to one's promise
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to dry up completely; to become stale
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be found; to be discovered
curse; spell; malediction
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Imperial tour; royal progress
each house; every house; many houses
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention