attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
unknown; obscure; insignificant
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
special heading; separate paragraph
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
Tokyo Imperial University
graduation ceremony; commencement
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
non-biological parents (step-parents, parents-in-law, etc.)
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
three kinds; three varieties
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
literary art; literary activity; writing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
everything; anything; nothing
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
the whole world; the universe
completely; absolutely; totally
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed