image; figure; figure; form; image
chief priest of a great shrine
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
besides; moreover; furthermore; further; in addition (to that)
in the future; another day; later
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
major incident; major happening; big scandal
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to not believe one's ears
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
empress or imperial consort's bridal entry into the court
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
spare time; free time; leisure
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.