boy; son; baby boy; young man
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
looks; personal appearance; features
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
self-purification; self-cleansing
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one's own child; one's own children
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
political situation; political affairs
condition (sentiment) of the people
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock