great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
ration; stipend; allowance
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)