burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
departure; leaving; going away; recession
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
versification; tanka poetry
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
quiet conversation; idle talk
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
several times; several degrees
negotiations; discussions; connection
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate