heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be compatible; to get along well
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
limited-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); special-express ticket
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
to make something be done in time
family which supports a temple; parishioner
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
27th day of the month; 27 days
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
prime minister's official residence
Department of Justice (US); Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)