court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
changing clothes; change of clothes
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to press against each other; to huddle together
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
natural disaster; cataclysm
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
marriage proposal; courtship
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to become calm; to die down
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry