oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
journal; magazine; periodical
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
thereupon; shortly thereafter
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to move (house); to change residence
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
how long; how far; how much
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)