suddenly; all of a sudden
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
how long; how far; how much
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
heir; inheritor; successor
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to visit frequently; to haunt
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be kind to; to treat kindly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
otherwise; if not; or else
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
tedious; boring; being fed up with
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
many; much; plenty; hardly
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
court council; privy council