obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
on the occasion of; at the time of
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
war; fighting; fierce competition
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
dukedom; duchy; principality
young noblewoman; princess
older sister; elder sister
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
manly; masculine; like a man
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness