only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to go out and away; to leave
have a good day; take care; see you
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
woman; female; feminine gender
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
young girl; lass; adolescent female
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
whispering; quiet weeping
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky