yak hair dyed red; red hair; frizzled fake hair; curly fake hair
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
person who sees someone else off (e.g. at the airport)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
great harm (esp. to a person); murder
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
execution; death by execution
selfless (pious, righteous) man
rascal; scoundrel; villain
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
very recently; in the very recent past
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
middle volume (in set); volume two (of three)
bento; Japanese box lunch
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
Aster yomena (Asiatic species of aster)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
straw lid covering either end of a rice container
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
disaster; calamity; misfortune
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
(by) one's side; nearby location; place close to one's person; you
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to get someone to say; to make someone say