report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
to have an uneasy conscience
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
therefore; consequently; accordingly
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to push aside; to push one's way through
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
piece of meat; cut of meat
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to be at a loss for words
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
foreign matter; impurities
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
life and death; life or death
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)