fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
cold; coldness; chilliness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
basis for decision; evidence for judging
correction; revision; amendment
senility; dotage; decrepitude
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
is something that; is that which
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
ringleader; accomplished villain
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
a long time ago; in those days
several times; several degrees
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court