weakness; effeminacy; enervation
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
refinement; elegance; grace
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
war situation; progress of a battle
inheritance; something given or received
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
doing as one is told; yes-man
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
quarrel; dispute; argument
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
unmarried; not yet married
in that way; like that; that way
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
burlesque; low comedy; farce
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
successive generations; successive emperors
enshrinement; installation (of an image)