Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
serious; severe; grave; acute
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
sanity; consciousness; soberness
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
person standing watch; guard duty
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
failure; mistake; blunder
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet