swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
government ordinance; cabinet order
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
priest attached to a shrine
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
valuation basis; appraisal standard
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
ongoing; in progress; afoot
topography; geomorphology
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
Yakushima cedar (esp. one over 1000 years old)
estimate (of costs); budget
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
world natural heritage site
recommendation; nomination
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
underground Christian; secret Christian (during the Edo period)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)