fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
to badger; to pester; to beg
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
study; pursuit of knowledge
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
connection; link; relationship
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
younger brother and sister
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
woman entertainer; prostitute
drinking party; banquet; feast
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
tenth day of the month; ten days
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to run around; to bustle about