to arrive; to come to pass
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
literary woman; talented woman
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
casting; cast-metal object
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
preparation; anticipation
next term; next period; next version; next release
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
in the prefecture; prefectural
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
particularly; only; in the case of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
lecture attendance; auditing
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl