to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
political system; political institution; regime
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
above the clouds; the heavens
official title; name of one's job
individual; private person; personal; private
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
separate; scattered; apart
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen); Job's tears; coixseed; tear grass; adlai
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
customary practice; habit; traditional event
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
order; sequence; procedure
rosary; string of prayer beads
the study or science of religion; religious studies
Wamyōruijushō (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
imperial order; imperial decree
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)