to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
too much; excessively; too
to be tired of looking at
long (time that has passed); old (story)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
preface; foreword; introduction
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
correction; rectification; mending; repair
annual function; annual event
corridor; hallway; passageway
waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
greeting; a fine thing to say
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
custom; habit; customary practice
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
barbershop; barber shop; barber
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Tokuji era (1306.12.14-1308.10.9)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw