man of the hour; woman of the hour
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
engagement; business; affair; use; need
required; needed; necessary
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
that; the matter in question
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
gracious command or words
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
custom; practice; convention; precedent
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
acupuncture and moxibustion
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
fame; distinction; rise; advancement