drawing seawater to make salt; person who draws water from the sea
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
combination; spouse; husband or wife; married couple; husband and wife
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
counter for chairs or seats
type of hakama worn in ancient times
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
gaiters; leggings; puttees
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to prostrate oneself before
menstruation; menstrual period
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
consummation of a marriage
twig used in grafting; budwood
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I