villa; another line of work
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
old chronicle; old record
lifelong; lifetime; for life; life
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
casual; indifferent; nonchalant
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat or carriage); (arch.) large roofed area on a boat (resembling a house)
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to entwine; to entangle; to connect; to relate
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
God and man; heaven and man
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
travelling for work; taking part in group work; (arch.) practice of government officials taking on a temporary secondary role (Edo period)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
Western religion; Christianity
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
Onnasan no Miya (Genji Monogatari)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...