exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
appearance; air; mien; getup
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
white background; blank; female virgin
painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period); characters written in a way inspired from that style
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
karaori; Chinese weave; cloth decorated with birds and flowers in silk; noh theater costume made with karaori weave
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
the cream (pink) of fashion
besides; furthermore; moreover
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
nostrils; wings of the nose
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
taste; liking; preference
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall