(Japanese) empress; queen
the opposite sex; isomerism
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
main purpose; primary objective
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
torii; Shinto shrine archway
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
autumn festival; fall festival
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to begin to walk; to set out
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent