Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
ancient time; age of the gods
article; news story; report; account
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
life of faith; religious life
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
due form; official; formality
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
quickly; calmly; intently
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district