order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
refinement; elegance; grace
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
visiting a home or a shrine
roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
kitchen; financial situation
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
meeting; greeting; welcome
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to call together; to convene
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
base (military, expedition, etc.)
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new