key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
Enkyū era (1069.4.13-1074.8.23)
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
proper; right; reasonable
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
something like ...; something called ...
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
honorific affix; honorific prefix
work; business; company; study
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
article; news story; report; account
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to join (a group); to join companions
good old wife; one's wife of many years
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
Japanese rhodea (plant of the lily family); Rhodea japonica
humorous flavour; something comical
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit