facing south; southern exposure
school building for housing an imperial photograph and a copy of the Rescript on Education (pre-war Japan)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(Japanese) empress; queen
Imperial Rescript on Education (1890)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
polite; respectful; reverent
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
ancestors of the Imperial Family
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
the people; multitude; masses
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
memory; ability to remember
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
upward glance; upturned eyes
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to ask a question; to ask questions
Fukuda Junko (1984.2.19-)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile