for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
Chinese book; Chinese classics
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
recitation; reciting from memory
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
reed (in a loom); yarn guide
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
Kyoto dyeing; dyed textiles from Kyoto
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
transfer; assignment; conveyance
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked