recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
foreign; abroad; overseas
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
domestic affairs; internal administration
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
now that you say that; now that you mention it
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
sunlight; rays of the Sun
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself