for work; in a manner related to work
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
(social) position; status
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to