column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
dwelling; house; residence; address
Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
but; however; even though; even if
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
four (long cylindrical things)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
third day of the month; three days
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant