to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
time; hour; season; time of the year
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
(pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home; door to a pavilion in a Heian period palace
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
journey; route of a journey
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
companion; company; tritagonist
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best