by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
refinement; elegance; grace
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
visiting a shrine; visiting a home
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
nod; inclination of the head
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
kitchen; financial situation; finances
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to call together; to convene
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi