paternal line; father's side of the family
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
deceased mother; late mother
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
main; principal; important
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
plants and animals; flora and fauna
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
question to be settled first; first consideration
taste; liking; preference
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
blunder; slip; error; error
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
opposite; reverse; contrary
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)