white background; blank; female virgin
light blue; pale blue; aqua
keffiyeh; kufiya; traditional Arab headdress
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
guard; sentinel; garrison
court lady; lady-in-waiting
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to face on; to look out on to
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
to be at a loss for words
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
person of high rank or position
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
colour; color; hue; tints
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
still; even now; to this day
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)