animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
Confucianist; Confucian (scholar)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
music; gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
indirection; indirectness
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
small house; thatched hut
quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
to unfold; to unroll; to open
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another