spring water; clear (pure) water
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
labour and management; labor and management
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
street performer (comedian)
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
great war; great battle; world war
rainy; showery; inclement
very; much; greatly; a lot of
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
major earthquake; large earthquake
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to choose as one's capital; to have as one's capital
Khitan people; Khitai; Kitan; Kidan
imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)