robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to change (one's clothes)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
outward appearance; looks
the same generation; coeval
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply