housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
each individual; each person
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to come from; to have roots in
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
job; work; duties; trade; skill
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory