stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
official notice; notification
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
presence; sitting with; being with
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
outside Kyoto or the capital
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn