one evening; some evenings
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
prayer (for something); supplication
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
efflorescence; loss of crystallization water to the air
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
concern; sympathy; solicitude; nature; disposition; temperament
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
wet nurse; nursing mother
versification; tanka poetry
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
gesture; sign; hand signal
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
relative by marriage; affinity
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
elegance; taste; refinement
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended