imperial palace temporarily built outside of the great imperial palace (Heian period)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
maid; helper; help; assistance
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
narrow escape from the jaws of death; there being barely a chance of escaping death
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
protuberant; paunchy; idly
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
food and (alcoholic) drink
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
chief; leading; important; prominent
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird