first third of a two-hour period
final appeal to the highest court
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
toe; toe (of a golf club)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
(while) working in or at or for
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
inner citadel; core; center; centre
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
long hakama; trailing hakama
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
Japanese spaniel; Pekinese; chin
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
descendant; posterity; offspring