prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hiding one's embarrassment
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
man; male; masculine gender
marriage proposal; courtship
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
rather than; more ... than ...
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
from the viewpoint of; according to