misfortune; short life; evil fate
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to show signs of; to appear
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to be boiled; to be cooked
is never the case; has never happened
indignant; sorrowful; steadfast; determined
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
to be satisfied with one's position; to be quite content