lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to complete decisively; to do to completion
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
speech; expression; wording; language
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
natural span of life; 250 years old
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
Kōji era (1142.4.28-1144.2.23)
Emperor Konoe; Konoe Tenno (1139-1155 CE, reigning: 1141-1155 CE)
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
(arch.) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)
relation; connection; affinity
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
prosperity; prospering; flourishing; best of luck; all the best; hurray
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
taking (something) seriously