bedside; near one's pillow
join one's hands in prayer; pray with (the palms of) one's hands together
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
devoted; self-sacrificing
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to give off a stench; to stink
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
open verandah; open veranda
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
Kurashiki (city); storage charges
spinning mill; cotton mill
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady