agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
floor space; area (in tsubo)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
100,000; hundred thousand
8000; eight thousand; many
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
night duty (in an imperial court, public office, etc.); night guard; night watch; attending (a noble) through the night
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
night watch; night guard; night shift
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
21st day of the month; 21 days
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
four corners; four ordinal directions
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire