cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to jar; to creak; to grate
to resound (echo) far and wide
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
even though; despite; when
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
grudge; complaint; reproach
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to cover fully; to wrap around
creation; Creation (by God)
already; now; no longer; not any more
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
bloodsucking; sucking blood
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction