obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
attendee; persons present
duty room; staff room; waiting room
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(another's) daughter; young lady
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease