means of transportation; transport service
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
with a momentary flash of light
moment to quit; way to quit
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
article; news story; report; account
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
dispute; argument; contention
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
spring water; clear (pure) water
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); shogun; great, unifying leader
Sakanoue No Tamuramaro (758-811; noble)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604.8.12-1651.6.8), Shougun 1623-1651
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio