to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
house where one was born; one's parents' house
hardship; suffering; privation; adversity
to do together; to share; to participate in
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence