tall and steep; severe and dignified; severe and cruel
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to put something in the wrong place; to misplace
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
pale; pallid; bluish-white
nook (small and oft. secluded space in a home)
height (of body); stature
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
woman; female; feminine gender
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
opposite side; opposition
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
one's best interests; one's own good
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less