false reputation; empty title; empty name
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
sons and daughters; children; girl
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
protecting the constitution
manners; behavior; behaviour
distant future; descendants; lower classes; common people
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
frequent; densely packed; thick
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
carefree; free from worry
looking back; worry; anxiety
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling