Department of the Imperial Household
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
at least; at most; (even) just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
talk; story; conversation
that year; same year; same age
fourth day of the month; four days
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
corridor; hallway; passageway
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
beautiful woman; pretty girl
water's edge; shore; waterside
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal