annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
due form; official; formality
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
collection of books; (personal) library
library; book collection; paperback book
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
well-ordered; in good order; orderly
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to find out; to discover; to detect
relative; relation; family tie
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
though; notwithstanding; although
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
river; stream; River; the ... river
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to collect; to assemble; to gather
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)