housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
mega- (i.e. 10^6); mega; enormous; huge
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
strategy; military tactics
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
among these; between these; of these
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
being (somewhere); sitting
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
at the time; in those days; then
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown; persimmon color
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)