early blooming; early flowering
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
way one walks; one's walk
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
facing south; southern exposure
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to look upwards; to look up
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
suffix for train car numbers
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
any of; either of; (to) any
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
confused; scattered; differing; diverse
(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong