writing (e.g. as a profession)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to be worn out (from domestic life)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
Emperor Ichijou; Ichijou Tenno (980-1011 CE, reigning: 986-1011 CE)
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
to serve; to work for; to attend
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
(not so) much; (not) very
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
returning (to the authorities); restoring
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now