appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
until now; so far; up to the present
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
system; institution; organization; organisation
clothing designed not to attract attention
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
the present year; at that time
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
blighted love; disappointed love