court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
how; in what way; in what manner
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to look around; to look towards (us)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to say things to ease one's mind
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
to telephone; to make a phone call
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
just because; even if; even though
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder