emperor's temporary place of sojourn
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
drop-off area; drive-up entrance; porte cochere
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
hard to control; unmanageable
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
being filled with; being full of; permeation
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
eradication of sinful people; smiting of the wicked
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
22nd day of the month; 22 days
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
23rd day of the month; 23 days
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
good; goodness; right; virtue
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
printed program; printed programme
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
honest; upright; faithful; reliable
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained