simply put; putting it simply; in short
railroad; railway; rail transport
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
meeting hall; assembly hall
to rebuild; to reconstruct
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
commerce; trade; business
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
Emperor Go-Toba; Go-Toba Tenno (1180-1239 CE, reigning: 1183-1198 CE)
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
Emperor Juntoku; Juntoku Tenno (1197-1242 CE, reigning: 1210-1221 CE)
imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
spring water; clear (pure) water
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
as you are aware; as you know
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing