ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
proximity of a monarch or lord
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to summon; to get used to call
longed-for; anxiously awaited
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
hook (high point of a song); chorus
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
drinking bout; merrymaking
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
very; much; greatly; a lot of
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
himself; yourself; herself
swiftness; fleetness of foot; swift horse; outstanding talent; person of great talent