reading aloud; recitation
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
to replace; to move; to change the position of
nursing; (protective) care
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more
naturalization; naturalisation
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
appears to be; apparently
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
about when; about what time; how soon
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
expression; presentation; representation; notation
care; precaution; guarding; caution
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana