canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
waking; waking up; awakening
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
Imperial cortege (procession)
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
zygnema; any freshwater filamentous thalloid algae of genus Zygnema
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
seaweeds; algae; waterweeds
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
imposing stance; daunting pose
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)