deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
parade; review (of troops)
royal castle; imperial castle
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to part left and right; to open out
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
phonetic symbol; phonogram; phonetic script
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
to make a list; to enumerate
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
benkan; square-topped ceremonial crown with jeweled tassels
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
trade; buying and selling
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
preliminary arrangements; spade work
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
as everyone knows; needless to point out
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to