palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
Heian period court clothing
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
life; living; I; me; student
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
line; queue; procession; matrix
almost every day; almost daily
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
rainy; showery; inclement
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
fresh verdure; new green leaves
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
of course; certainly; naturally
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
close; intimate; on good terms
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)