imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
along the way; along the road
mountain camellia; sasanqua
to steal; to rob; to take away
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
elegance; taste; refinement
temple; shrine; sanctuary
imperial princess who served as a priestess at Ise
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
troubles brought on by what one has written