to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Ochikubo Monogatari; The Tale of Ochikubo (Heian period Cinderella story)
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
after death; posthumously
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
bibliography (study of books); bibliology
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
caller; visitor; company; guest
arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to put someone to work; to make someone work
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to surmount a difficulty; to go across a mountain
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
sunlight; rays of the Sun