miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
interference; meddling; butting in
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Department of the Imperial Household
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
imperial princess; royal princess
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
buying; purchasing; laying in
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
old friend; old acquaintance
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
financial power; financial means; wealth
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops