to dye; to colour; to color
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
proceeding to the capital
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
base (military, expedition, etc.)
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
useless; vain; aimless; idle
the court; palace circles; palace floor
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)