to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
physiology; one's period; menstruation
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lie down (in bed); to retire (to bed); to become bedridden (with an illness)
mountain villa; chalet; mountain cottage; mountain retreat; house in the mountains
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (e.g. of novel); concluding part
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
such; like that; in that way
to compose; to write; to author
near oneself; close to one; familiar
Kenreimon'in no Ukyō no Daibu (poet of the late 12th-early 13th century who served at the imperial court)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
survival; survivor; relic
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
solemn; grave; impressive
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism