a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to contend for distinction; to claim credit
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
disaster; calamity; misfortune
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
soil with manure; composted soil
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
family of Shinto priests serving a shrine on a hereditary basis
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
righteousness; justice; right
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
splendid tanka; splendid waka
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to be intimate with; to befriend
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
day of month; counter for days