recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
restoration; repair; mending
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to rule; to govern; to administer
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to be impressed; to greatly admire
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
knee dislocation; making somebody's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)
very; greatly; exceedingly
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
January; first month of the lunar calendar
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
room to let; room for rent
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material