defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
hayfield; field of miscanthus
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
archery; mapping; map; morphism
blooming early; flowering early; blossoming early; early-flowering plant; early-blooming species (of plant)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
way one walks; one's walk
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
open air; outdoors; outside
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
facing south; southern exposure
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)