even so; anyhow; at any rate
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
relish; gusto; appreciation
plan of fraud; scheme of deception
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
sixth day of the month; six days
poisoning; kill by poison
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
surface of a board or record
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
distrust; unjust suspicion
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself