Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
seventh day of the month; seven days
eighth day of the month; eight days
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
first thing in the afternoon
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
great difference; big difference; wide margin
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
Nagano (city, prefecture)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan