hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
troubled times; turbulent times
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
hills and fields; hill and dale
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
district; section; sector
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to force one's way; to push through