halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to win favour; to win favor
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
early on; earlier on; from early
change of government; regime change
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
favor; favour; patronage; support; backing; recommendation
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
grounds of a Shinto shrine
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
of the ocean; in the open sea; oceanic
frequently uttering obscene words or socially inappropriate remarks
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
accompaniment by a full retinue of attendants (e.g. in a daimyo's procession)
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
palanquin bearer; sedan chair bearer
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to encamp; to take up positions
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
social status; social position; social standing
labourer or entertainer of the lowest social rank (in medieval Japan); (arch.) kabuki actor (Edo period); (arch.) theatre people
good citizens; law-abiding people