wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
feelings; thoughts; meaning
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
retreating figure; appearance from behind
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
dark (color); concentrated; thick
coating; painting; painter
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
drinking bout; merrymaking
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
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
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
wild rocambole (edible plant, Allium grayi)