sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
funeral journey; funeral march
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
audience; attendance; hearers
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
completely; absolutely; totally
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
people; citizens; subjects; folk
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit