mystery; mysteriousness; secret
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
government service; the bureaucracy
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
inclination; tendency; nature; character
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
two years before last (year); three years back (ago)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
family name; lineage; birth; clan
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year