on the occasion of; at the time of
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to recall; to remember; to recollect
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
good; goodness; right; virtue
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
thought; consideration; thinking
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
unique; peculiar; singular
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
the court; palace circles; palace floor
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon