Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
sitting opposite each other
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to get excited; to get fired up; to be eager; to get impatient
official duties; office; function
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
standard; criterion; rule; compass and ruler
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
dear; beloved; cherished; adored
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses