talk; story; conversation
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
energy; military strength
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
loveable; very likeable; like very much
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to pick up; to find; to gather
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once