homecoming; return to one's home
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
history of; experience of
neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryo system)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
married woman; woman; lady
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
praise and censure; public criticisms
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
curtain; hanging; bunting
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
going to save; reinforcing (e.g. troops)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
curtain; hanging; bunting
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes