ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
supply; provision; raising; procurement
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
the staff; inside the department
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
resentment; indignation; anger
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
old ceremonial court dress
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy