languid; weary; listless; melancholy
highest-ranking blind court official; temple administrator; shrine administrator; administrator of a manor; (arch.) inspection; (arch.) inspector
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture
early on; earlier on; from early
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
being startled; getting a shock
main shrine; inner sanctuary
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
to be infected; to be contagious
life; living; I; me; student
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
this family; we; this house
making one's best exertions
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness