light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
job; work; duties; trade; skill
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(present) head of a family
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
Sutokujoukou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to open; to unfold; to spread out
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
at that time; in those days
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
shellfish; seashell; shell
(historical) investigation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument