refinement; elegance; sophistication; gracefulness
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
coastal waters; adjacent seas
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
Tengyō era (938.5.22-947.4.22); Tenkei era
Fujiwara No Sumitomo (?-941)
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
government property; taxes and other fees paid by the provinces to the government (ritsuryō system)
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
jumping about; rampancy; domination
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
branch; branch office; subdivision
section manager; section chief
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
practice; practising; training; study
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade