imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
manners and customs; folkways; usage
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
about when; about what time; how soon
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
senility; dotage; decrepitude
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
used paper; paper for recycling
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
report; notification; registration
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
report of death; notification of a death
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to bring back; to restore
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)