paintings and calligraphic works
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
all you want; as much as one wants
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
guard; security (officer); guardsman
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fox with supernatural powers
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
maid; helper; help; assistance
little something; reward; tip
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to get strong; to gain strength
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to fall in love (with); to love
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
being in love with each other
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to frolic about; to mess around
death from prostration; death from emaciation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to express (in words); to confess
to be helpful; to be useful
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
close; intimate; on good terms
to rush over; to run up to