association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
faith-healing; incantation
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)