clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
going around; patrol; round; tour
day room (e.g. on a liner); lounge; social hall
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
this fleeting world; this transient life; one's current body; one's mortal shell; (arch.) cast-off cicada shell; (arch.) cast-off husk
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
authenticity; credibility
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
one's own handwriting; autograph
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
scholarship; scientific attainments
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to remember; to keep in mind
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain