body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thereupon; shortly thereafter
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
older sister; elder sister
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
like this; this sort; this way
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
consequence; outcome; result; blame
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
please; somehow or other; one way or another
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)