twelfth day of the month; twelve days
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
dated; date; fixed; external
the other day; some time ago; recently
to concern; to be related
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
self-praise; praising oneself
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
contradiction; inconsistency
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
information; making a report (to a superior)
hairdresser; hairdressing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end