dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
father-in-law (of the husband)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
head; lead; vanguard; first
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
sympathy; compassion; pity
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
social; societal; societary
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
Shōji era (1199.4.27-1201.2.13)
shoji (paper sliding door)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to be selected; to be chosen
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)