long (time); protracted; prolonged
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ingenuity; resourcefulness
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
wind and string instruments; music
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
beloved concubine; favorite mistress
mausoleum; imperial court
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
secret report to the emperor
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to set at naught; to ignore; to disregard
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to take by surprise; to startle; to shock
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
ugliness; shame; disgrace
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
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)
national treasury; warehouse owned by the government
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling