uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
innocent; cherubic; childlike
one's person; around one's person
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
congratulation; celebration
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
existence; possession; having; limited company
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
in the morning; during the morning
drinking party; banquet; feast
attendance; presence; appearance
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!