to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
how; in what way; how about; questionable
but; however; provided that
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
quarrel; dispute; argument
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
like this; in this way; as you see
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
thereupon; shortly thereafter
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range