to prostrate oneself before
to know (a person); to think
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
everything; anything; nothing
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
worthless; pointless; useless
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
bet; wager; stake; gamble
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
thus; in this way; like this
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
weave; weaving; woven item
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
legs bowed in; sitting with heels spread apart
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish