slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
one's own child; one's own children
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to well up (tears, feelings, etc.)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
front of (the main building of) a shrine
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
many; much; plenty; hardly
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
bringing; taking; carrying