Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin; string of coins (usu. 100 mon)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
material; substance; matter
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to pile up; to accumulate
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
imperial court; royal court
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
excretion; discharge; excrement
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
want to ... do something; would like to ...
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
hygiene; sanitation; health
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt