whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
stirring; rousing oneself
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure
villa; another line of work
to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to find fault with; to question
royalty and nobility; noble; aristocrat
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
shedding tears; lacrimation
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
albino Japanese rat snake
royal line; royal descendants
same kind; accomplices; companions
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)