handful; small amount; small number
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
fertile; rich; productive
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26); Kanbyō era
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
near; close; beside; third person
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
(social) class; rank; grade
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
secluded; leaning to one side
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
account of the hardships one has encountered
if you ask me ...; as for ...
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
admonitory speech; words of admonition
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
accompanying note or letter; postscript
influential person; man of importance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety