relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
quinquennial; recurring every five years
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
deep admiration; repeatedly lamenting
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
Delhi (India); Derry; Dhery
coronation ceremony; enthronement
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
carrying a portable shrine with arms stretched out (i.e. without shouldering it)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
just past noon; afternoon
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)