state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in accordance with; according to
groundless rumor (rumour)
to spread; to be propagated
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
using as an intermediary; through
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
marriage ceremony; wedding
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
immediate follower (of the shogun)
helping hand; help; support; aid
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
birth; creation; formation
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to peel; to skin; to pare
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor