fate; chance; relationship; tie
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
Nishi Hongan-ji (temple in Kyoto)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
evening sky; twilight sky
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
insanity; an insane person
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
homecoming; returning home
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
miracle herb; sacred herb; herb with mysterious powers
surely; certainly; without doubt
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
love affair; sensual pleasures
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
rice that has browned (due to age); variety of low-quality foreign rice; red rice (ancient variety of rice); red-kerneled rice