literally; to the letter; literal
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
east face (e.g. of a building)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
un-; non-; negative prefix
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to speak ill of; to disparage
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to hint; to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise
questions and answers; dialogue
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
loving to recite (e.g. a poem); reciting with great fondness