tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
charming figure; alluring figure
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to ask a high price; to overcharge
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
flute mouthpiece; poetic style
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to look upwards; to look up
love; attachment; lovesickness
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to press against each other; to huddle together
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)
wind and string instruments; music
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
high steward; grand master
yoke; constraints; oppression
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
prime minister; premier; chancellor
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither