song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in case of; at that time; at this time
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
material; substance; matter
serious; not joking; straight
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
four corners; four ordinal directions
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Imperial regalia (esp. the jewel Yasakani no Magatama); emperor's seal
congratulations; greetings
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
red ball; amber; (arch.) patent medicine; brand of sweet wine
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to occur repeatedly; to be repeated
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
funeral eulogy; memorial speech
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets