kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian-period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
imperial princess; royal princess
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
for the first time in one's life
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
antiquity; the previous era
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to lose sight of; to miss
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
to rock; to shake; to swing
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to prostrate oneself (before)
all present; all concerned; all of us