essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
court lady; lady-in-waiting
high priest of a great shrine
right (to do something); authority; power
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
recitation; reciting from memory
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
bedside; near one's pillow
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to become rustic; to be countrified
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
course; route; path; process; means
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
the deceased; the departed