to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
talk; dialogue; conversation
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
moderate; proper; just right
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
poetry and prose; literature; literary works