chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
bedside; near one's pillow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
nape (of the neck); nucha
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
the Emperor's person or presence
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to keep a watchful eye on
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
vice; immorality; corruption
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
upper half of the body; upper body
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to crawl towards; to creep up to
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
odd; strange; queer; peculiar