hair that is smoothed down
light blue; pale blue; aqua
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
stagnation; hindrance; delay
please (give me); please (do for me)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
repentance; confession; penitence
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
almost; roughly; approximately
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess