corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory
central government ministries and agencies
Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to keep secret; to conceal
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
entering the metropolitan area
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
chemical substances; chemicals
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
reconciliation; make peace with
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
railroad; railway; rail transport