influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song
descriptive poetry; epic poem
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
manners; behavior; behaviour
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
origin; main branch of family
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
home area; home town; local
to belittle; to look down on
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
personification; impersonation; embodiment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
visiting a shrine naked in winter
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business