woman; female; feminine gender
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
lately; recently; nowadays
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
again; once more; a second time
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
carving; engraving; sculpture
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
root; source; origin; cause
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand