inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
such; like that; that sort of; very
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
samurai; warrior; military family
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
good citizens; law-abiding people
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like