commission; brokerage; wages; fee for a prostitute or geisha
enactment; establishment; creation
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.); danger zone; no man's land
like water; like it grows on trees
Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
falling asleep; going to sleep
well-bred; of good upbringing
unidentified mysterious animal
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
heedless of danger; braving dangers
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
northwestern part; the northwest
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
trio; gang of three; threesome
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success