to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
(having experienced) many battles
riding fast; driving a horse fast
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
to set at naught; to ignore; to disregard
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
Jakarta; Java; potato (Solanum tuberosum); striped fabric imported from Java (often cotton, sometimes mixed with silk)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
but; however; provided that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
audience (with a person of high standing)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
another family; another house
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to speak; to say; to vocalize
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?