light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
indisposition; ailment; slight illness
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
your visit; your presence
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
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
confused; flustered; at a loss
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to change completely; to change suddenly
good humour (humor); good mood
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
as you know; as you are aware
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to irritate; to exasperate
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air