bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic
Emperor Konoe; Konoe Tenno (1139-1155 CE, reigning: 1141-1155 CE)
sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic
Fujiwara No Yorinaga (1120-1156.8.1)
to be faded; to be hazy; to be blurred; to be out of focus
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
manic depression; manic-depressive psychosis; bipolar disorder
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
pinstripe (esp. freehand art)
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
Japanese dressmaking; kimono making
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
clothes hook; clothes hanger
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
tall geta with a single tooth
period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)