self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
individual; private person; personal; private
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
coming to talk; conversation one came (to a place) to have
chief vassal; senior statesman
in spite of; regardless of
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
book (usu. old); publication; document
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
the West; the Occident; Western countries
rice grown on dry land; dry land rice plant
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
book in Japanese; book bound in the Japanese style
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked