but; however; even though; even if
experience; history; record; career
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
helmet dome; bowl of a helmet; protective iron plate worn on a headband
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
relay station; post station; stage
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
uniform (of a military unit or squad); unit uniform
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
separate; respective; different
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule