waiting upon; attending on; accompanying
adopted daughter; foster daughter
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
place of scenic beauty; beauty spot; scenic spot; (arch.) suitable land
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
mausoleum; imperial court
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
landowner; landlord; landlady
neighbouring house; neighboring house
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
female lay devotee; believer
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
delicious; appetizing; appetising
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
fight; struggle; conflict
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
great (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment
issue; offspring; paternal blood
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)