subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
older brother; elder brother
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
family name; lineage; birth; clan
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to sprout; to put forth buds
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
outcast; odd man out; pariah
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
comb box; toiletries case