light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
13th day of the month; 13 days
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
same temperament; same turn of mind
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn
attendance; presence; appearance
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
dosa (ill will, antipathy); irateness; anger
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
domestic affairs; internal administration
ceremony for appointing officials other than ministers (from the Heian period)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
office and rank; an official rank
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity