especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
this and that; one thing and another
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
fourth day of the month; four days
to drink too much (alcohol)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to strip; to peel; to tear off
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
strange; mysterious; queer
house where one was born; one's parents' house
on the roof; court nobles
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)