casting; cast-metal object
(one) letter; (one) character
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
function; facility; faculty; feature
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
common reed (Phragmites australis)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
this and that; one thing or another
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
Laurent; Lorrain; Rolland; Roran
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
elective course or subject
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
looks; personal appearance; features
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
form; shape; figure; visage
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to shout (in anger); to yell
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)