to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
laughing while reminiscing
maid working for both the living quarter and kitchen
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
young owner; young proprietor
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
one's last moments; hour of death
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to have a talk; to tell a story
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award