blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems
don't you think?; indicates question
tedious; boring; being fed up with
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
poem (esp. tanka); song; pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice
real life; actual life; everyday life
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
old body; aged person; elderly person
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
results; record; grades; marks
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
the people; the public; the world
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
guest of honor; guest of honour; main guest at a tea ceremony
to celebrate someone's achievements
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
distant country; heaven; hades
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
at first; in the beginning; originally
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)