purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
smallish; on the small side
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
furniture store; furniture dealer
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
you; (arch.) your residence
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
how many years; how long; what year
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
silence; stillness; quietness
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
process; course; mechanism
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force