treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
Western Liao (Central Asian Khitan empire, 1132-1211 CE)
ice house; ice room; cold room
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
shoji (paper sliding door)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
when it becomes; when it comes to
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
twice; again; second time
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
treatment; service; handling; management
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
crookedness; something not right; something out of the ordinary; something unpleasant; something disgusting; unlawfulness
split; division; break up
imperial throne; the Crown
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit