solid; substantial; substantive
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
solemn; grave; impressive
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
armed forces; military; troops
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
feeling; sense; impression
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to thrust before; to thrust at
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
place; room; margin; scope
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
images drawn or painted on fusuma
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
government service; official position; civil service
murder of one's own lord or father
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something