director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
the king and his feudal lords
to make something resound
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
very young; little; childish; immature
father and mother; parents
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
movements; sitting and standing
proposal; offer; request; application
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
next (day, morning, etc.); following
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
gradually; little by little; step by step
spread (of Buddhist teachings)
group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (incl. ex-convicts and vagrants); non-human
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
colleagues; fellows; comrades
competing; competition; auction
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins