stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
permission; approval; authorization; license
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
change in the law; legal reform
to become excited; to grow lively
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to play a central role; to take a leading part
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
reform; reformation; reorganization
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
occupation; calling; livelihood
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
spirit; heart; disposition
to taste; to try (food or drink)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...