tool; implement; means; furniture
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
manners; behavior; behaviour
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
(sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery)
Shōji era (1199.4.27-1201.2.13)
department (faculty) of literature
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
to be sooty; to be stained
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
polite; respectful; reverent
literature; books (reference); document
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
copying (by hand); transcribing
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
(another's) daughter; young lady
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
short and stout; small but wide around
high brow; broad forehead