prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
physical; fleshly; corporal
living room (Japanese-style)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
creator; inventor; developer
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
new creation; new invention; new production; new breed
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
bedside; near one's pillow
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to grow up; to become an adult
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
Rokujou no Miyasudokoro (Genji Monogatari)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
resentment; indignation; anger
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
ship of Theseus; Theseus's paradox
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
confidential; secret; classified
cuteness; feelings of motherhood
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony