serving as maid in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
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)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme