courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
postponement; adjournment
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
girl; young (unmarried) woman
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
great wealth; enormous fortune
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to be cleared of a charge
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
rather; sooner; preferably
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
keeping house; being confined to one's house
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to be frank; to drop all pretense
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services