(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
talk; story; conversation
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
residents of the capital; townsfolk
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
way of talking; speaking style
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
guardian; mentor; protector
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
welcome!; nice to see you!
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Buddhist (household) altar
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
wet nurse; nursing mother
foster mother; adoptive mother
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku