one's own house; own; personal; autologous
authoritative instruction; teaching
to manage a state; to govern a country
ignoring; losing sight of (an objective); discarding
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
funeral service of a Japanese emperor; (arch.) Imperial mourning
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
competing; competition; auction
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
spring day; spring sunlight
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
woman; lady; adult female
adult woman; mature woman
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
common reed (Phragmites australis)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
lover; sweetheart; mistress
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
manners and customs; folkways; usage
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
otokogata; male role in kabuki; kabuki actor who specializes in male roles; male partner (in a relationship)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
the opposite sex; isomerism
old meaning; old interpretation
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float